अध्येष्यते च य इमं धर्म्यं संवादमावयोः | ज्ञानयज्ञेन तेनाहमिष्टः स्यामिति मे मतिः ||१८-७०||
adhyeṣyate ca ya imaṃ dharmyaṃ saṃvādamāvayoḥ . jñānayajñena tenāhamiṣṭaḥ syāmiti me matiḥ ||18-70||
Chapter 18 · Verse 70
Moksha Sannyasa Yoga
मोक्षसंन्यासयोग
Translation
18.70 And he who will study his dialogue of ours which is consistent with Dharma, by him I shall be worshipped through the sacrifice of knowledge; such is My view.
Meaning
There are four kinds of sacrifice -- Vidhi. Japa. Upamsu and Manasa. Vidhi is ritual. Japa is recitation of a Mantra. Upamsu is Japa done in a whisper. Of the four kinds. JnanaYajna or the wisdomsacrifice comes under Manasa and is therefore the highest. The Gita is eulogised as a JnanaYajna. He who studies this scripture with faith and devotion will attain the fruit that is eal to that of performing JnanaYajna or meditation on a deity and the like.
Word by word
अध्येष्यते shall study च and यः who इमम् this धर्म्यम् sacred संवादम् dialogue आवयोः of ours ज्ञानयज्ञेन by the sacrifice of wisdom तेन by him अहम् I इष्टः worshipped स्याम् (I) shall have been इति thus मे My मतिः conviction.