17.24 तस्मादोमित्युदाहृत्य यज्ञदानतपःक्रियाः।प्रवर्तन्ते विधानोक्ताः सततं ब्रह्मवादिनाम्
tasmād
Word meanings
tasmāt—therefore;om—sacred syllable om;iti—thus;udāhṛitya—by uttering;yajña—sacrifice;dāna—charity;tapaḥ—penance;kriyāḥ—performing;pravartante—begin;vidhāna-uktāḥ—according to the prescriptions of Vedic injunctions;satatam—always;brahma-vādinām—expounders of the Vedas
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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Therefore, the scripture-prescribed acts of sacrifice, gift, and austerity of those who are habituated to having Brahman-discourses invariably commence with the utterance of OM.
Therefore all acts of sacrifice, gifts and austerities, prescribed by the scriptures, are always begun by those who understand the Spirit with the word Om.
Therefore, the Veda-enjoined sacrificial acts, gifts and austerity by these expounders of the Veda, or those belonging to the first three stations are always and at all times begun after pronouncing Om at the beginning.
Therefore, acts of sacrifice, charity and austerity as prescribed through injunctions, of those who study and expound the Vedas, always commence after uttering the syllable Om.
Therefore, with the utterance of “Om” are the acts of gift, sacrifice and austerity as enjoined in the scriptures always begun by the students of Brahman.
17.26 सद्भावे साधुभावे च सदित्येतत्प्रयुज्यते।प्रशस्ते कर्मणि तथा सच्छब्दः पार्थ युज्यते
sad
Word meanings
sat-bhāve—with the intention of eternal existence and goodness;sādhu-bhāve—with auspicious intention;cha—also;sat—the syllable Sat;iti—thus;etat—this;prayujyate—is used;praśhaste—auspicious;karmaṇi—action;tathā—also;sat-śhabdaḥ—the word “Sat”;pārtha—Arjun, the son of Pritha;yujyate—is used
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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In the sense of 'right' (or 'manifesting as being') and in the sense of 'proper' (or 'manifesting perfectly'), this word SAT is employed. Likewise, the word SAT is used with regard to the praiseworthy act; O son of Prtha!
Sat' means Reality or the highest Good, and also, O Arjuna, it is used to mean an action of exceptional merit.
This term Sat is used in the sense of existence and goodness. And so also, O Arjuna, the word Sat is applied to an auspicious action.
This word sat is used with regard to (something) coming into being and with regard to (someone) becoming good. So also, O son of Prtha, the word sat is used with regard to an auspicious rite.
The word Sat is used in the sense of reality and of goodness; and so also, O Arjuna, it is used in the sense of an auspicious act!
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श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग
Chapter 17: Tell Apart the Three Kinds of Faith
śraddhātrayavibhāgayoga
Chapters
Verses
17.25 तदित्यनभिसन्धाय फलं यज्ञतपःक्रियाः।दानक्रियाश्च विविधाः क्रियन्ते मोक्षकाङ्क्षि
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Word meanings
tat—the syllable Tat;iti—thus;anabhisandhāya—without desiring;phalam—fruitive rewards;yajña—sacrifice;tapaḥ—austerity;kriyāḥ—acts;dāna—charity;kriyāḥ—acts;cha—and;vividhāḥ—various;kriyante—are done
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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With the utterance of TAT, and without aiming for the fruit, those who seek emancipation perform acts of sacrifice, austerity, and various acts of giving.
Those who desire deliverance begin their acts of sacrifice, austerity or gift with the word Tat' (meaning That'), without thought of reward.
Acts of sacrifice, of austerity and of various gifts are performed without aiming at reward by those who seek release, after pronouncing Tat.
After (uttering) the word tat, acts of sacrifice and austerity as also the various acts of charity are performed without regard for results by persons aspiring for Liberation.
Uttering Tat, without aiming at the fruits, are the acts of sacrifice and austerity and the various acts of gift performed by the seekers of liberation.
