THE BHAGAVAD GITA (Contd)
CHAPTER - 17 : STANZAS 23 TO 28
THE MEANING OF "OM TATSAT " EXPLAINED
The Yoga
of the Threefold Sraddha
AaE| tÏs¢d¢t
¢ndIESaE
b#'N¢ÞæO¢vD:
Þm¦t:
,
b#a'NaÞtEn
vEdaà
yåOaà
¢v¢hta:
p¤ra ,,
23 ,,
AaE|
tt¯st¯ |
AaE|
tt¯ st¯
|
Om Tat Sat |
¢æO¢vD:
|
t£n
p#kar ka |
threefold |
Þm¦t:
|
kha
hW |
has been declared |
¢v¢hta: |
rcE
gyE hW| |
created |
p¤ra |
s¦¢¾
kE
Aa¢dkal mE| |
formerly |
` AaE|
tt¯ st¯
eEsE
t£n
p#kar ka
b#'
ka nam
kha hW
ussE
s¦¢¾
kE Aa¢dkal
mE|
b#a'N
AaWr vEd
tTa
yåO Aa¢d
rcE
gyE
hW| ,
OM, TAT, and
SAT - this has been declared
as the threefold attributes of
the Absolute, which is
Truth, Conscious-ness and Bliss
combined. By that were the
Brahmans and the Vedas as
well as
sacrifices created
at the cosmic dawn.
(23)
tÞmadaE¢mÏy¤da¶Ïy
yåOdantp:¢@ya:
,
p#vtIÓtE
¢vDanaE³a:
stt|
b#'va¢dnam¯ ,,
24 ,,
uda¶Ïy |
uÅcarN
krkE |
uttering |
yåOdantp:¢@ya:
|
yåO
dan AaWr
tpãp ¢@yayE|
|
the acts of sacrifice, gifts and austerity
|
p#vtIÓtE |
AarØB
haEt£ hW| |
begun |
¢vDan
u³a: |
SaÞæO¢v¢D
sE
¢nyt k£
h^iI |
as enjoined in the scriptures |
b#'va¢dnam¯
|
vEdva¢dyaE|
k£ |
by the devotees of Brahman |
is¢le
vEdva¢dyaE|
k£
SaÞæO¢v¢D
sE ¢nyt
k£
h^iI
yåO dan
AaWr
tpãp
¢@yayE| sda
`
AaE|
eEsE
uÅcarN
krkE h£
AarØB
haEt£ hW|
,
Therefore, acts
of sacrifice, charity and austerity
as enjoined by sacred pre-cepts
are always commenced by
noble souls given to the
recitation of Vedic chants with utterance
of the devine name OM. (24)
t¢dÏyn¢Bs|Day
Pl|
yåOtp:¢@ya:
,
dan¢@yaà
¢v¢vDa:
¢@yÓtE
maEXkaHq¢X¢B:
,, 25 ,,
An¢Bs|Day |
n
cahkr |
without aiming at |
yåOtp:¢@ya:
|
yåO
AaWr tpãp
¢@yayE| |
acts of sacrifice
and austerity |
dan¢@ya: |
danãp
¢@yayE| |
acts of gift |
¢v¢vDa: |
nana
p#kar k£ |
various |
¢@yÓtE
|
k£
jat£ hW |
are performed |
maEXkaHq¢X¢B:
|
maEX
k£ iÅCavalE
p¤âxaE|
¹ara |
by the seekers
of liberation |
tt¯
eEsE
Pl
kaE n
cahkr
nana p#kar
k£ yåO
tp
AaWr
danãp ¢@yayE|
maEX
k£
iÅCavalE p¤âxaE|
¹ara
k£
jat£ hW
,
Uttering TAT,
acts of sacrifice and
austerity as well as acts
of charity without seeking
anything in return are performed
by the seekers of liberation.
(25)
sëavE
saD¤BavE
c
s¢dÏyEtÏp#y¤ÇytE
,
p#SÞtE
kmI¢N
tTa
sÅCÖd:
paTI y¤ÇytE
,, 26 ,,
sëavE |
sÏy
Bav mE| |
in the sense of reality |
saD¤BavE |
½E¿Bav
mE| |
in the sense of goodness |
p#y¤ÇytE
|
p#yaEg
¢kya jata
hW |
is used |
kmI¢N |
kmI
mE| |
in the sense of an act |
y¤ÇytE
|
p#yaEg
¢kya jata
hW |
is used |
st¯
eEsE
yh
sÏyBav mE|
AaWr
½E¿Bav
mE| p#yaEg
¢kya
jata
hW tTa
hE
paTI uäOm
kmI
mE|
st¯ SÖd
p#yaEg
¢kya
jata hW
,
The word SAT,
is employed in the sense
of truth and goodness. And
the word SAT is also
used in the sense of
an auspicious act O
Partha (Arjuna).
(26)
yåOE
tp¢s
danE
c ¢ÞT¢t:
s¢d¢t
caEÅytE
,
kmI
cWv
tdT£I|y| s¢dÏyEva¢BD£ytE
,, 27 ,,
¢ÞT¢t:
|
¢ÞT¢t
hW |
steadiness |
uÅytE |
kh£
jat£ hW |
is called |
tdT£I|ym¯
|
prmaÏma
kE ATI
¢kya h^Aa |
for the sake
of the supreme |
A¢BD£ytE
|
kha
jata hW |
is called |
tTa
yåO
tp
AaWr dan
mE|
jaE
¢ÞT¢t
hW vh
B£ st¯
hW
eEsE
kh£ jat£
hW
AaWr
us prmaÏma
kE
ATI
¢kya h^Aa
kmI h£
st¯
hW
eEsE kha
jata
hW ,
And steadfastness
in sacrifice, austerity and charity
is likewise spoken of as
'SAT' and action for
the sake of God is verily
termed as 'SAT'.
(27)
A½Ñ¯Dya
h^t|
däO|
tpÞtçO|
k]t| c
yt¯ ,
As¢dÏy¤ÅytE
paTI
n
c tÏp#EÏy
naE
ih ,, 28
,,
A½Ñ¯Dya
|
¢bna
½ÑGa kE
|
without faith |
h^tm¯ |
¢kya
h^Aa hvn |
is sacrificed |
däOm¯ |
¢dya
h^Aa dan |
given |
tçOm¯ |
tpa
h^Aa |
is practised |
k]tm¯ |
¢kya
h^Aa kmI |
performed |
uÅytE |
kha
jata hW |
is called |
p#EÏy |
mrnE
kE bad |
hereafter (after death) |
hE
paTI
¢bna ½ÑGa
kE
¢kya
h^Aa hvn
¢dya h^Aa
dan
tpa
h^Aa tp
AaWr
jaE k[C
B£
¢kya h^Aa
kmI
hW
vh Ast¯
eEsE
kha jata
hW
vh n
is
laEk mE|
AaWr
n mrnE
kE
bad h£
laBdayk
hW ,
An oblation
which is offered, a gift
given, an austerity practised,
and whatever good deed is
performed , without faith, it
is all termed as ASAT.
Therefore, it is of no avail
here or hereafter. (28)
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½£mìgvé£tas¥p¢nxÏs¤
b#'¢vïaya|
yaEgSaÞæOE
½£k]ÝNaj¤Ins|vadE
½Ñ¯DaæOy¢vBagyaEgaE
nam
sçOdSaE{Òyay:
.
½£mìgvé£tas¤
|
½£mìgvé£tar¥p£
|
Srimad Bhagavad Gita |
up¢nxÏs¤
|
up¢nxdq
mE| |
Upanishad |
b#'¢vïaya|
|
b#'¢vïa
mE| |
Knowledge of Brahman |
yaEgSaÞæOE
|
yaEgSaÞæO
mE| |
Science of Yoga |
½£k]ÝNaj¤In
|
½£k]ÝN
AaWr
Aj¤In |
Sri Krsna and Arjuna |
s|vadE |
s|vad
mE| |
dialogue |
½Ñ¯DaæOy¢vBagyaEgaE
|
½Ñ¯DaæOy¢vBagyaEg
|
The Yoga of the Threefold Sraddha |
sçOdSaE{Òyay:
|
sæOhva|
AÒyay |
the Seveteenth Chapter |
i¢t
½£mìgvé£taãp£
up¢nxdq
ev|
b#'¢vïa
tTa
yaEgSaÞæO¢vxyk
½£k]ÝN
AaWr
Aj¤In
kE
s|vad
mE|
` ½Ñ¯DaæOy¢vBagyaEg
' namk
sæOhva|
AÒyay
Thus, in
the Upanishad of the Bhagwad
Gita, presenting
Knowledge of
Brahman, and the Science
of Yoga, in the
form of a
dialogue between Sri Krsna
and Arjuna, runs
the Seventeenth
Chapter entitled
The Path
of the Threefold Sraddha
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