अध्येष्यते च य इमं धर्म्यं संवादमावयोः | ज्ञानयज्ञेन तेनाहमिष्टः स्यामिति मे मतिः
adhyeṣyate ca ya imaṃ dharmyaṃ saṃvādamāvayoḥ . jñānayajñena tenāhamiṣṭaḥ syāmiti me matiḥ
Und wer diesen tugendhaften Dialog von uns beiden studieren wird, durch ihn werde Ich durch das Opfer des Wissens (Jnana-Yajna) verehrt. Dies ist Meine Überzeugung.
And he who will study this sacred conversation between us two, which is conducive to virtue, by him I shall be adored through the Sacrifice in the form of Knowledge. This is My judgement.
Das Studium der Bhagavad Gita wird hier als ein Jnana-Yajna, ein Opfer des Wissens, bezeichnet. Dies ist die höchste Form des Opfers, da es zur Erkenntnis der höchsten Wahrheit führt. Wer diese Schrift mit Glauben und Hingabe studiert, erlangt die gleiche Frucht wie durch die Ausführung eines Jnana-Yajna.
There are four kinds of sacrifice -- Vidhi? Japa? Upamsu and Manasa. Vidhi is ritual. Japa is recitation of a Mantra. Upamsu is Japa done in a whisper. Of the four kinds? JnanaYajna or the wisdomsacrifice comes under Manasa and is? therefore? the highest. The Gita is eulogised as a JnanaYajna. He who studies this scripture with faith and devotion will attain the fruit that is eal to that of performing JnanaYajna or meditation on a deity and the like.