Bhagavad Gita 18.70 meaningLetting go — and standing up
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“Whoever studies this talk honours me.”
What it means
“And whoever studies this sacred conversation of ours honours me through the offering of understanding. That is my view.”
The original Sanskrit
अध्येष्यते च य इमं धर्म्यं संवादमावयोः । ज्ञानयज्ञेन तेनाहमिष्टः स्यामिति मे मतिः ॥
adhyeṣyate ca ya imaṃ dharmyaṃ saṃvādamāvayoḥ jñānayajñena tenāhamiṣṭaḥ syāmiti me matiḥ
Translations
Literal translation
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.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
जो पुरुष, हम दोनों के इस धर्ममय संवाद का पठन करेगा, उसके द्वारा मैं ज्ञानयज्ञ से पूजित होऊँगा - ऐसा मेरा मत है।
Swami Tejomayananda
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