Chapter 17 · The Three Kinds of Faith

श्रीकृष्णŚrī Kṛṣṇa speaks

Text 17.24

तस्माद् ॐ इत्युदाहृत्य यज्ञदानतप:क्रिया: प्रवर्तन्ते विधानोक्ता: सततं ब्रह्मवादिनाम्

tasmād oṁ ity udāhṛitya yajña-dāna-tapaḥ-kriyāḥ pravartante vidhānoktāḥ satataṁ brahma-vādinām

Recitation · Text 17.24
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Word-for-Word Śabda-Artha (12 words)

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Therefore, uttering oṁ, the acts of sacrifice, charity and austerity prescribed by rule are always begun by the knowers of brahman. A single syllable at the start is what marks the act as not merely one's own.

✨ Devotional Takeaway:One syllable at the start marks the act as not merely one's own.