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Chapter 17: The Divisions of Faith

Verse 24 of 24
Bg 17.24

तस्माद् ॐ इत्युदाहृत्य यज्ञदानतपःक्रियाः प्रवर्तन्ते विधानोक्ताः सततं ब्रह्मवादिनाम्

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

Synonyms

tasmāttherefore; ombeginning with om; itithus; udāhṛtyaindicating; yajñasacrifice; dānacharity; tapaḥpenance; kriyāḥperformances; pravartantebegins; vidhāna-uktāḥaccording to scriptural regulation; satatamalways; brahma-vādināmof the transcendentalists..

Translation

Thus the transcendentalists undertake sacrifices, charities, and penances, beginning always with om, to attain the Supreme.

Purport

Om tad viṣṇoḥ paramaṁ padam. The lotus feet of Viṣṇu are the supreme devotional platform. The performance of everything on behalf of the Supreme Personality of Godhead assures the perfection of all activity.

Verse 24 of 24
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