Bhagavad Gita 18.70 — Adhyeshyate Cha Ya Imam — Benefits & How to Chant
श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता १८.७० — अध्येष्यते च य इमम्
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Benefits of Chanting Bhagavad Gita 18.70 — Adhyeshyate Cha Ya Imam
Reveals that studying the Gita is itself worship of the Lord
Promises the merit of the 'sacrifice of knowledge' (jnana-yajna)
Encourages regular, reverent study and recitation of the Gita
Assures the devotee that the Lord is pleased by such sacred study
Part of the Gita's own glorification (Gita Mahatmya)
Inspires turning scripture-study into a daily act of devotion
How to Chant Bhagavad Gita 18.70 — Adhyeshyate Cha Ya Imam
Instructions
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.
Spiritual Significance
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.
Origin & History
Source: Bhagavad Gita Chapter 18, Verse 70
Author: Sage Veda Vyasa (Mahabharata, Bhishma Parva)
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.