अध्येष्यते च य इमं धर्म्यं संवादमावयोः | ज्ञानयज्ञेन तेनाहमिष्टः स्यामिति मे मतिः
adhyeṣyate ca ya imaṃ dharmyaṃ saṃvādamāvayoḥ . jñānayajñena tenāhamiṣṭaḥ syāmiti me matiḥ
Et celui qui étudiera cette conversation sacrée entre Nous deux, propice au dharma, par lui Je serai adoré par le sacrifice de la connaissance (jñāna-yajña). Telle est Ma conviction.
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.
Il existe quatre types de sacrifices : Vidhi, Japa, Upāṃśu et Mānasā. Le Vidhi est un rituel, le Japa est la récitation d'un mantra, l'Upāṃśu est un Japa murmuré. Parmi eux, le Jñāna-yajña, ou sacrifice de la sagesse, relève du Mānasā et est donc le plus élevé. La Gita est louée comme un Jñāna-yajña. Celui qui étudie cette écriture avec foi et dévotion atteindra un fruit équivalent à celui d'accomplir un Jñāna-yajña ou de méditer sur une divinité.
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.