Bhagavad Gita BG 18.70
Chapter 18, Verse 70 — Meaning, Translation & Explanation
अध्येष्यते च य इमं धर्म्यं संवादमावयोः । ज्ञानयज्ञेन तेनाहम् इष्टः स्यामिति मे मतिः ॥
adhyeshyate ca ya imam dharmmyam samvadam avayoh jnana-yajnena tenaham ishtah syam iti me matih
Meaning
And whoever will study this sacred dialogue of ours — by that person I shall have been worshipped through the yajna of knowledge. This is My conviction.
Understanding
The study of the Gita itself as worship: adhyeshyate ya imam dharmmyam samvadam (whoever will study this sacred/righteous dialogue — dharmmyam = righteous, sacred). Avayoh (of us two — the dialogue between Krishna and Arjuna). Jnana-yajnena (through the yajna/sacrifice of knowledge — the intellectual engagement with the text IS a sacred offering). Tena aham ishtah syam (by that person I shall have been worshipped/honored). Iti me matih (this is My settled conviction/view). The Gita's self-referential declaration: studying the Gita is worshipping Krishna through jnana-yajna. The study itself is the sacred fire into which understanding is offered.
Word by Word
| Word | IAST | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| अध्येष्यते | adhyeshyate | will study, will recite/read (future) |
| धर्म्यम् | dharmmyam | sacred, righteous, pertaining to dharma |
| संवादम् | samvadam | dialogue, conversation, discourse |
| ज्ञानयज्ञेन | jnana-yajnena | through the yajna of knowledge (jnana = knowledge, yajna = sacred offering) |
| मतिः | matih | conviction, view, mind-settled-opinion |
| अध्येष्यते | adhyeṣyate ca | and will study |
| यः | yaḥ | whoever |
| इमम् | imam | this |
| धर्म्यम् | dharmyam | sacred, righteous |
| संवादम् | saṃvādam | conversation |
| अवयोः | avayoḥ | of ours |
| ज्ञान-यज्ञेन | jñāna-yajñena | by the sacrifice of knowledge |
| तेन | tena | by him |
| अहम् | aham | I |
| इष्टः | iṣṭaḥ | worshiped |
| स्याम् | syām iti | would be |
| मे | me | My |
| मतिः | matiḥ | opinion |