Bhagavad Gita 17.24 meaningYou are what you trust
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“Good actions begin with ‘Om’.”
What it means
“So those who follow sacred wisdom always begin their offerings, gifts and disciplines by saying ‘Om’.”
The original Sanskrit
तस्मादोमित्युदाहृत्य यज्ञदानतपःक्रियाः । प्रवर्तन्ते विधानोक्ताः सततं ब्रह्मवादिनाम् ॥
tasmādomityudāhṛtya yajñadānatapaḥkriyāḥ pravartante vidhānoktāḥ satataṃ brahmavādinām
Translations
Literal translation
Therefore, acts of sacrifice, charity and austerity as prescribed through injunctions, of those who study and expound the Vedas, always commence after uttering the syllable Om.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
इसलिए, ब्रह्मवादियों की शास्त्र प्रतिपादित यज्ञ, दान और तप की क्रियायें सदैव ओंकार के उच्चारण के साथ प्रारम ्भ होती हैं।
Swami Tejomayananda
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