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Chapter 17 · Verse 24 · Sraddhatraya Vibhaga Yoga

Bhagavad Gita 17.24

devotional Karma & Action Dharma & Duty Jnana & Wisdom

Sanskrit

तस्मादोमित्युदाहृत्य यज्ञदानतपःक्रियाः।प्रवर्तन्ते विधानोक्ताः सततं ब्रह्मवादिनाम्।।17.24।।

Transliteration

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

Word by Word

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
Simplified Perspective

When we sanctify our actions by uttering 'Om'—the eternal sound of Brahman—we align our sacrifice, charity, and discipline with the cosmic order itself. The Vedic masters teach us that this sacred syllable transforms even ordinary deeds into expressions of the Divine, making every action a ritual of remembrance.

In our modern lives, this means beginning our work, our giving, our efforts with conscious intention and reverence, turning the mundane into the sacred through awareness alone.

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Bhagavad Gita 17.24 — BG 17.24

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