तस्मादोमित्युदाहृत्य यज्ञदानतपःक्रियाः ।
प्रवर्तन्ते विधानोक्ताः सततं ब्रह्मवादिनाम् ॥
प्रवर्तन्ते विधानोक्ताः सततं ब्रह्मवादिनाम् ॥
हिन्दी अनुवाद
इसलिये वैदिक सिद्धान्तोंको माननेवाले पुरुषोंकी शास्त्रविधिसे नियत यज्ञ, दान और तपरूप क्रियाएँ सदा ऊँ इस परमात्माके नामका उच्चारण करके ही आरम्भ होती हैं ॥
English
Therefore, the ritual acts of sacrifice, charity, and austerity prescribed by scripture are always begun by uttering Om, for those who speak of Brahman.
श्लोक का अर्थ
People who follow scripture begin sacrifice, giving, and austerity by saying Om.
संदर्भ और टिप्पणी
On the battlefield, Krishna is explaining the sacred use of sacred sound. After naming Om, Tat, and Sat, he says that those who know Brahman begin their prescribed acts of sacrifice, giving, and austerity by uttering Om.
आज के संदर्भ में
Before a difficult family conversation, you pause, breathe, and remember what you stand for. That small opening can turn a tense act into a sacred one.
सार
Even disciplined action can begin with reverence, not just habit.
शब्दार्थ
तस्मात् (therefore) / ओम् इति (Om thus) / उदाहृत्य (having uttered) / यज्ञ (sacrifice) / दान (giving) / तपः-क्रियाः (austerity-acts) / प्रवर्तन्ते (are undertaken) / विधान-उक्ताः (prescribed by rule) / सततम् (always) / ब्रह्म-वादिनाम् (of those who speak of Brahman)
यह श्लोक भगवद् गीता अध्याय 17: श्रद्धात्रय विभाग योग — त्रिविध श्रद्धा का योग का भाग है, जिसमें कुल 28 श्लोक हैं।
संबंधित विषय: yajna (32 श्लोक), tapas (22 श्लोक), dana (11 श्लोक)