Bhagavad Gita 17.23 meaningYou are what you trust
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“‘Om Tat Sat’ are three sacred names of God.”
What it means
“‘Om Tat Sat’ — ‘Om, That, Truth’ — are the three names of the ultimate reality. From it came the wise, the scriptures and the act of offering in the beginning.”
The original Sanskrit
ॐतत्सदिति निर्देशो ब्रह्मणस्त्रिविधः स्मृतः । ब्राह्मणास्तेन वेदाश्च यज्ञाश्च विहिताः पुरा ॥
OMtatsaditi nirdeśo brahmaṇastrividhaḥ smṛtaḥ brāhmaṇāstena vedāśca yajñāśca vihitāḥ purā
Translations
Literal translation
'Om-tat-sat' -this is considered to be the threefold designation of Brahman. The Brahmanas and Vedas and the sacrifices were ordanined by that in the days of yore.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
'ऊँ, तत् सत्' ऐसा यह ब्रह्म का त्रिविध निर्देश (नाम) कहा गया है; उसी से आ दिकाल में (पुरा) ब्राहम्ण, वेद और यज्ञ निर्मित हुए हैं।
Swami Tejomayananda
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