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Bhagavad Gita 18.70 — Adhyeshyate Cha Ya Imam

श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता १८.७० — अध्येष्यते च य इमम्

🕉️ hindu·📿 11× repetitions·🕐 Before or after daily study and recitation of the Bhagavad Gita·📜 Bhagavad Gita Chapter 18, Verse 70

Also known as: adhyeshyate cha ya imam · jnana yajnena tenaham ishtah syam · bhagavad gita 18.70 · gita 18 70 · studying the gita is worship · dharmyam samvadam avayoh

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हिन्दी / देवनागरीతెలుగు தமிழ்ಕನ್ನಡ മലയാളം ગુજરાતી বাংলা ଓଡ଼ିଆ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ English සිංහල 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

✦ Meaning

Near the close of the Gita, Krishna describes the great merit of studying the scripture itself. He declares that whoever earnestly studies the sacred dialogue between Himself and Arjuna worships Him through the 'sacrifice of knowledge' (jnana-yajna). This verse, part of the Gita's own glorification (mahatmya), reveals that reverent study of the Gita is itself a sacred act of devotion most pleasing to the Lord.

Origin & Story

Bhagavad Gita Chapter 18, Verse 70 · Sage Veda Vyasa (Mahabharata, Bhishma Parva) · Ancient (text compiled c. 5th–2nd century BCE)

In the closing portion of the eighteenth chapter, Moksha Sannyasa Yoga, after giving His supreme teaching, Krishna glorifies the Gita itself. In this verse, part of the Gita's own mahatmya, He declares that one who studies the sacred dialogue worships Him through the sacrifice of knowledge, revealing the great spiritual merit of studying the scripture.

✦ As told in scripture

It is traditionally held that the mere study and recitation of the Gita confers immense spiritual merit, and that the Lord Himself accepts such study as worship — so that the faithful student of the Gita, the scriptures say, draws ever nearer to Krishna through the sacrifice of knowledge.

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The Mantra

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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

Meaning:And whoever studies this sacred dialogue of ours, by him I shall have been worshipped through the sacrifice of knowledge — this is My conviction.

Word-by-Word Meaning

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अध्येष्यते🔊adhyeṣhyateshall study; will recite

च🔊chaand

यः🔊yaḥwho

इमम्🔊imamthis

धर्म्यम्🔊dharmyamsacred; righteous

संवादम्🔊saṁvādamdialogue; conversation

आवयोः🔊āvayoḥof the two of us (Krishna and Arjuna)

ज्ञानयज्ञेन🔊jñāna-yajñenaby the sacrifice of knowledge

तेन🔊tenaby him

अहम्🔊ahamI

इष्टः स्याम्🔊iṣhṭaḥ syāmshall be worshipped

इति मे मतिः🔊iti me matiḥthis is My conviction

Benefits of Chanting Bhagavad Gita 18.70 — Adhyeshyate Cha Ya Imam

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Reveals that studying the Gita is itself worship of the Lord

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Promises the merit of the 'sacrifice of knowledge' (jnana-yajna)

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Encourages regular, reverent study and recitation of the Gita

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Assures the devotee that the Lord is pleased by such sacred study

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Part of the Gita's own glorification (Gita Mahatmya)

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Inspires turning scripture-study into a daily act of devotion

How to Chant Bhagavad Gita 18.70 — Adhyeshyate Cha Ya Imam

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Best TimeBefore or after daily study and recitation of the Bhagavad Gita

Recite this verse as you take up the study of the Gita, embracing it as an act of worship — the sacrifice of knowledge that pleases the Lord. As you chant, resolve to study the sacred dialogue regularly and reverently. It is fittingly recited at the beginning or close of Gita parayana, reminding the devotee that mindful study is itself a form of loving service to Krishna.

Frequently Asked Questions

Krishna declares that whoever studies the sacred dialogue between Him and Arjuna worships Him through the 'sacrifice of knowledge'. It promises that reverent study of the Gita is itself a sacred act of devotion that pleases the Lord.

'Jnana-yajna' means the sacrifice or worship offered through knowledge. By studying and contemplating the Gita's wisdom, the seeker performs an inner sacrifice of knowledge, which Krishna here counts as worship of Himself.

These closing verses describe the glory and merit of the Gita itself. By promising that its study is equivalent to worshipping the Lord, this verse forms part of the Gita's self-glorification (mahatmya), encouraging devotees to study it faithfully.

It encourages making the study of the Gita a regular, devotional practice. Approaching the scripture not as mere reading but as worship — the sacrifice of knowledge — the devotee turns daily study into a sacred offering pleasing to Krishna.