അധ്യേഷ്യതേ ച യ ഇമം ധര്മ്യം സംവാദമാവയോഃ ജ്ഞാനയജ്ഞേന തേനാഹമിഷ്ടഃ സ്യാമിതി മേ മതിഃ
adhyeṣyate ca ya imaṃ dharmyaṃ saṃvādamāvayoḥ jñānayajñena tenāhamiṣṭaḥ syāmiti me matiḥ
English 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.
Explanation · English
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.