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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 17, Verse 24

The Three Kinds of Faith

तस्मादोमित्युदाहृत्य यज्ञदानतपःक्रियाः।प्रवर्तन्ते विधानोक्ताः सततं ब्रह्मवादिनाम्

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

What does Bhagavad Gita 17.24 mean?

Therefore, all acts of sacrifice, gifts, and austerities prescribed by the scriptures are always begun by those who understand the Spirit with the word "Om."

Word-by-word meaning

tasmāt—therefore · om—sacred syllable om · iti—thus · udāhṛitya—by uttering · yajña—sacrifice · dāna—charity · tapaḥ—penance · kriyāḥ—performing · pravartante—begin · vidhāna-uktāḥ—according to the prescriptions of Vedic injunctions · satatam—always · brahma-vādinām—expounders of the Vedas

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