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Chapter 18 · Moksha Sanyasa Yoga

Study as Worship · Connecting Through Learning

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

adhyeṣyate ca ya imaṁ dharmyaṁ saṁvādam āvayoḥ jñāna-yajñena tenāham iṣṭaḥ syām iti me matiḥ

Meaning

"One who studies this sacred dialogue of ours shall have worshiped Me through the sacrifice of knowledge; this is My view."

Explanation

Simply studying this text with sincerity is, in itself, called a form of worship — a comforting thought for anyone who connects more through learning than through ritual.

Today's Life Lesson

If reading and reflecting is how you connect most deeply today, trust that this itself is a genuine form of devotion.

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