Yathora

The Gita · Chapter 17

Bhagavad Gita 17.23

तत्सदिति निर्देशो ब्रह्मणस्त्रिविधः स्मृतः।ब्राह्मणास्तेन वेदाश्च यज्ञाश्च विहिताः पुरा॥

oṁ tat sad iti nirdeśho brahmaṇas tri-vidhaḥ smṛitaḥ brāhmaṇās tena vedāśh cha yajñāśh cha vihitāḥ purā

Translation

" Aum Tat Sat," this has been considered to be the threefold designation of the Eternal. By that were ordained of old Brâhmanas, Vedas and sacrifices.

What it means

Aum Tat Sat: this is declared the threefold name of the Eternal; by it the Brahmins, the Vedas and sacrifices were ordained of old. Three syllables frame all sacred action. Reality, its transcendence, and its truth are named in one breath.

Try this today

The three-name formula introduced: Aum, That, Real - the signature for every sacred act.

Something to reflect on

What three words would frame my best actions?

Read it in Yathora
← 17.2217.24 →

Translation by Annie Besant (1905, public domain). The meanings are original to Yathora, drawn from Shankara’s commentary.