Shloka 70
सम्बन्ध--इस प्रकार उपर्युक्त दो श्लोकोर्में गीताशास्त्रका श्रद्धा-भक्तिपूर्वक भगवद्धक्तोंगें विस्तार करनेका फल और गमाहात्म्य बतलाया: किंतु सभी मनुष्य इस कार्यको नहीं कर सकते, इसका अधिकारी तो कोई बिरला ही होता है। इसलिये अब गीताशास्त्रके अध्ययनका गमाहात्म्य बतलाते हैं-- अध्येष्यते च य इमं धर्म्य संवादमावयो: । ज्ञानयज्ञेन तेनाहमिष्ट: स्यामिति मे मति:,जो पुरुष इस धर्ममयर हम दोनोंके संवादरूप गीताशास्त्रको पढ़ेगा,” उसके द्वारा भी मैं ज्ञानयज्ञसे* पूजित होऊँगा--ऐसा मेरा मत है
arjuna uvāca | adhyēṣyatē ca ya imaṁ dharmyaṁ saṁvādam āvayōḥ | jñānayajñēna tēnāham iṣṭaḥ syām iti mē matiḥ ||
Whoever studies this righteous dialogue between the two of us—this teaching—by that very act I consider Myself worshipped through the sacrifice of knowledge; such is My conviction.
अजुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
That studying the Gītā—this dharma-aligned dialogue—is itself a form of worship: the learner honors the divine through the ‘sacrifice of knowledge’ (jñānayajña), where understanding, reflection, and transmission become an offering.
In the closing praise of the Gītā’s greatness, the speaker states that even one who cannot perform other forms of devotion can still attain merit: by studying this dialogue between Krishna and Arjuna, one effectively worships Krishna through knowledge.