Chapter 17 · The Three Kinds of Faith

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Text 17.23

ॐ तत्सदिति निर्देशो ब्रह्मणस्त्रिविध: स्मृत: ब्राह्मणास्तेन वेदाश्च यज्ञाश्च विहिता: पुरा

oṁ tat sad iti nirdeśho brahmaṇas tri-vidhaḥ smṛitaḥ brāhmaṇās tena vedāśh cha yajñāśh cha vihitāḥ purā

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Word-for-Word Śabda-Artha (14 words)

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Oṁ tat sat — this is remembered as the threefold designation of brahman; by it the brāhmaṇas, the Vedas and the sacrifices were ordained of old. Three syllables offered as a way of anchoring any act to something beyond it.

✨ Devotional Takeaway:Three syllables offered as a way of anchoring any act to something beyond it.