Bhagavad Gita — BG17.23
Chapter 17: Śhraddhā Traya Vibhāg Yog · Verse 23 of 28
संस्कृत श्लोक · Sanskrit Shloka
ॐतत्सदिति निर्देशो ब्रह्मणस्त्रिविधः स्मृतः |
ब्राह्मणास्तेन वेदाश्च यज्ञाश्च विहिताः पुरा ||१७-२३||
Transliteration
OMtatsaditi nirdeśo brahmaṇastrividhaḥ smṛtaḥ . brāhmaṇāstena vedāśca yajñāśca vihitāḥ purā ||17-23||
हिन्दी अनुवाद · Hindi Translation
'ऊँ, तत् सत्' ऐसा यह ब्रह्म का त्रिविध निर्देश (नाम) कहा गया है; उसी से आदिकाल में (पुरा) ब्राहम्ण, वेद और यज्ञ निर्मित हुए हैं।।
English Translation
'Om-tat-sat' ['Om, That, Existence': 'Om iti brahma, Om is Brahman' (Tai. 1.8.1); 'Tattvamasi, Thou art That' (Ch. 6.8.7); and 'Sadeva somya idamagra asit, This was Existence alone in the beginning, O amiable one' (Ch. 6.2.1)-in these texts Brahman is indicated by the words 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.
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About BG17.23
Bhagavad Gita BG17.23 is verse 23 of Chapter 17 — Sraddhatraya Vibhaga Yoga (Śhraddhā Traya Vibhāg Yog). This chapter is called Yoga through Discerning the Three Divisions of Faith. The English translation is: “'Om-tat-sat' ['Om, That, Existence': 'Om iti brahma, Om is Brahman' (Tai. 1.8.1); 'Tattvamasi, Thou art That' (Ch. 6.8.7); and 'Sadeva somya idamagra asit, This was Existence alone in the beginning, O amiable one' (Ch. 6.2.1)-in these texts Brahman is indicated by the words 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.”.