Kṛṣṇa declares that simply studying this sacred conversation between Him and Arjuna is an act of worship. He calls it a ‘Jñāna-yajña’—the sacrifice of intelligence. When you use your brain to understand the Gītā, you are offering your mind to the Lord. Kṛṣṇa says: “In My opinion, such a person has worshipped Me with their intellect.” This changes our approach to reading. Studying the Gītā is not just a mental exercise or a history lesson; it is a ‘Puja’. Every time you struggle to understand a verse or reflect on its meaning, you are performing a ritual. You are using your highest human faculty—reason—to seek the Divine. Kṛṣṇa accepts this intellectual effort as a sincere offering of love. It teaches us that God values our curiosity and our effort to understand Him. We don’t have to be mindless followers. We should use our ‘Buddhi’ to dive deep into His words. By making the Gītā our daily study, we are constantly ‘sacrificing’ our ignorance and offering our intelligence to the Truth. This is the cleanest and most sophisticated form of worship.