Yathora

The Gita · Chapter 18

Bhagavad Gita 18.70

अध्येष्यते च य इमं धर्म्यं संवादमावयोः।ज्ञानयज्ञेन तेनाहमिष्टः स्यामिति मे मतिः॥

adhyeṣhyate cha ya imaṁ dharmyaṁ saṁvādam āvayoḥ jñāna-yajñena tenāham iṣhṭaḥ syām iti me matiḥ

Translation

And he who shall study this sacred dialogue of ours, by him I shall be worshipped with the sacrifice of wisdom. Such is My mind.

What it means

And whoever studies this sacred dialogue of ours: by such a one I am worshipped through the sacrifice of wisdom; so I hold. Reading is redefined as worship. Study of this conversation counts as an offering.

Try this today

Study itself declared an act of worship: reading this dialogue counts as offering.

Something to reflect on

When has studying something felt like an offering rather than a task?

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Translation by Annie Besant (1905, public domain). The meanings are original to Yathora, drawn from Shankara’s commentary.