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अध्येष्यते च य इमं धर्म्यं संवादमावयोः।ज्ञानयज्ञेन तेनाहमिष्टः स्यामिति मे मतिः।।18.70।।
adhyeṣhyate cha ya imaṁ dharmyaṁ saṁvādam āvayoḥ jñāna-yajñena tenāham iṣhṭaḥ syām iti me matiḥ
He who will study this spiritual discourse of ours, I assure you, they shall thereby worship Me at the altar of Wisdom.
English rendering by Shri Purohit Swami. Each source voice remains named.
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| Sanskrit form | Meaning here |
|---|---|
| adhyeṣhyate | study |
| cha | and |
| yaḥ | who |
| imam | this |
| dharmyam | sacred |
| saṁvādam | dialogue |
| āvayoḥ | of ours |
| jñāna | of knowledge |
| yajñena-tena | through the sacrifice of knowledge |
| aham | I |
| iṣhṭaḥ | worshipped |
| syām | shall be |
| iti | such |
| me | my |
| matiḥ | opinion |
There are four kinds of sacrifice: Vidhi, Japa, Upamsu and Manasa. Of the four kinds, JnanaYajna or the wisdomsacrifice comes under Manasa and is, therefore, the highest.
Attributed explanatory witness: Swami Sivananda. Chapter lens: Follow the great recapitulation through renunciation, action, knowledge, duty, devotion, refuge and Sañjaya’s conclusion.
Three named reading witnesses
Śaṅkara edition witness
Swami GambiranandaAnd 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.
Rāmānuja edition witness
Swami AdidevanandaAnd he who will study our dialogue, which is consistent with Dharma, by him I shall be worshipped through the sacrifice of knowledge; that is My view.
Sivananda commentary witness
Swami SivanandaThere are four kinds of sacrifice: Vidhi, Japa, Upamsu and Manasa. Of the four kinds, JnanaYajna or the wisdomsacrifice comes under Manasa and is, therefore, the highest.
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He who will study this spiritual discourse of ours, I assure you, they shall thereby worship Me at the altar of Wisdom
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adhyeṣhyate: study
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jñāna: of knowledge
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