Vers 17.24

तस्मादोमित्युदाहृत्य यज्ञदानतपःक्रियाः ।

प्रवर्तन्ते विधानोक्ताः सततं ब्रह्मवादिनाम् ॥

17.24

Transliteratie

tasmādomityudāhṛtya yajñadānatapaḥkriyāḥ |

pravartante vidhānoktāḥ satataṃ brahmavādinām ||

Door Sanskrit System · Machineconcept · @indic-transliteration/sanscript 1.3.3

Vertaling

Therefore, with the utterance of "Om" are the acts of sacrifice, gift and austerity as enjoined in the scriptures, always begun by the students of Brahman.

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therefore
Om
thus
uttering
acts of sacrifice charity and austerity

are begun
as laid down in scripture
always
of the expounders of Brahman

Door Sanskrit System · Machineconcept · claude-opus-5-5 · 2026-11-08

Uitleg

Krishna explains the use of the first word, Om. Those who speak of Brahman always begin their acts of sacrifice, giving and austerity, as prescribed in scripture, by uttering it. Om is the sacred syllable that opens Vedic recitation and many rites. Beginning an act with it marks the act as offered to the highest rather than done for personal gain. The verse gives a concrete practice for turning ordinary religious duties toward their true aim.