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Chapter 18 · Verse 70 · Moksha Sanyaas Yoga

Bhagavad Gita 18.70

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Sanskrit

अध्येष्यते च य इमं धर्म्यं संवादमावयोः।ज्ञानयज्ञेन तेनाहमिष्टः स्यामिति मे मतिः।।18.70।।

Transliteration

adhyeṣhyate cha ya imaṁ dharmyaṁ saṁvādam āvayoḥ jñāna-yajñena tenāham iṣhṭaḥ syām iti me matiḥ

Word by Word

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
Simplified Perspective

Krishna concludes the Gita by declaring that whoever studies this sacred dialogue between master and disciple becomes worshipped through the sacrifice of knowledge itself—not through external rituals, but through the living transmission of truth. This is the ultimate fruit of spiritual practice: to become a vessel through which wisdom flows, a living scripture to others.

When you engage deeply with these teachings, you don't merely accumulate information; you become an instrument of divine knowledge in the world, and this authentic transformation is what truly honors the Divine.

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Bhagavad Gita 18.70 — BG 18.70

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Sanskrit text from the Bhagavad Gita (public domain). Commentary © Mahakatha.

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