Word meanings
- adhyeṣyate
- study
- ca
- and
- yaḥ
- who
- imam
- this
- dharmyam
- sacred
- saṃvādam
- dialogue
- āvayoḥ
- of ours
- jñāna
- of knowledge
- yajñena-tena
- through the sacrifice of knowledge
- aham
- I
- iṣṭaḥ
- worshipped
- syām
- shall be
- iti
- such
- me
- my
- matiḥ
- opinion
Translations
And he who studies this sacred dialogue of ours, by him I shall have been worshipped through the sacrifice of wisdom; such is my conviction.
He who will study this spiritual discourse of ours, I assure you, they shall thereby worship Me at the altar of Wisdom.
And he who will study this sacred conversation between us two, which is conducive to virtue, by him I shall be adored through the Sacrifice of Knowledge. This is My judgment.
जो मनुष्य हम दोनोंके इस धर्ममय संवादका अध्ययन करेगा, उसके द्वारा भी मैं ज्ञानयज्ञसे पूजित होऊँगा -- ऐसा मेरा मत है।Commentary
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? Jnana-Yajna or the wisdomsacrifice comes under Manasa and is, therefore, the highest. The Gita is eulogised as a Jnana-Yajna. He who studies this scripture with faith and devotion will attain the fruit that is eal to that of performing Jnana-Yajna or meditation on a deity and the like.