Bhagavad Gita 17.24-27

Sanskrit

तस्मादोमित्युदाहृत्य यज्ञदानतपःक्रियाः । प्रवर्तन्ते विधानोक्ताः सततं ब्रह्मवादिनाम् ॥17.24॥तदित्यनभिसन्धाय फलं यज्ञतपःक्रियाः । दानक्रियाश्च विविधाः क्रियन्ते मोक्षकाङ्क्षिभिः ॥17.25॥सद्भावे साधुभावे च सदित्येतत्प्रयुज्यते । प्रशस्ते कर्मणि तथा सच्छब्दः पार्थ युज्यते ॥17.26॥यज्ञे तपसि दाने च स्थितिः सदिति चोच्यते । कर्म चैव तदर्थीयं सदित्येवाभिधीयते ॥17.27॥

Transliteration

tasmādomityudāhṛtya yajñadānatapaḥkriyāḥ | pravartante vidhānoktāḥ satataṃ brahmavādinām ‖17.24‖ tadityanabhisandhāya phalaṃ yajñatapaḥkriyāḥ | dānakriyāśca vividhāḥ kriyante mokṣakāṅkṣibhiḥ ‖17.25‖ sadbhāve sādhubhāve ca sadityetatprayujyate | praśaste karmaṇi tathā sacchabdaḥ pārtha yujyate ‖17.26‖ yajñe tapasi dāne ca sthitiḥ saditi cocyate | karma caiva tadarthīyaṃ sadityevābhidhīyate ‖17.27‖

Meaning

“Therefore the acts of sacrifice, charity, and austerity of the expounders of Brahman always begin with the utterance of OM. With TAT, without aiming at fruit, are the various acts of sacrifice, austerity, and charity performed by the seekers of liberation. SAT is used for existence and for goodness; likewise, O Partha, the word SAT is used for any praiseworthy act. Steadfastness in sacrifice, austerity, and charity is also called SAT; and action for the sake of That is verily termed SAT.”

Theme: The Three Kinds of Faith

This verse is part of Bhagavad Gita Chapter 17: Shraddhatraya Vibhaga Yoga , read all verses in this chapter.

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