यज्ञे तपसि दाने च स्थितिः सदिति चोच्यते।
कर्म चैव तदर्थीयं सदित्येवाभिधीयते।।17.27।।
Verse Audio
yajñe tapasi dāne cha sthitiḥ sad iti chochyate
karma chaiva tad-arthīyaṁ sad ity evābhidhīyate
Core Philosophical Concepts
om tat sat
sanctification of action
faith and efficacy
intention and truth
invalid action without shraddha
Word-by-Word Meanings
yajñe (yajñe) — in sacrifice; tapasi (tapasi) — in penance; dāne (dāne) — in charity; cha (cha) — and; sthitiḥ (sthitiḥ) — established in steadiness; sat (sat) — the syllable Sat; iti (iti) — thus; cha (cha) — and; uchyate (uchyate) — is pronounced; karma (karma) — action; cha (cha) — and; eva (eva) — indeed; tat-arthīyam (tat-arthīyam) — for such purposes; sat (sat) — the syllable Sat; iti (iti) — thus; eva (eva) — indeed; abhidhīyate (abhidhīyate) — is described;
Translation (English)
Steadfastness in sacrifice, austerity, and gift is also called 'Sat', and action in connection with these, or for the sake of the Supreme, is also called 'Sat'.
Translation (Hindi)
।।17.27।। यज्ञ, तप और दान में दृढ़ स्थिति भी सत् कही जाती है, और उस (परमात्मा) के लिए किया गया कर्म भी सत् ही कहलाता है।।
Verse Summary(English)
Steadfastness in sacrifice, austerity, and gift is also called 'Sat', and action in connection with these, or for the sake of the Supreme, is also called 'Sat'. It sanctifies action through Om Tat Sat and warns against faithless performance.
Verse Summary(Hindi)
यज्ञ, तप और दान में दृढ़ स्थिति भी सत् कही जाती है, और उस (परमात्मा) के लिए किया गया कर्म भी सत् ही कहलाता है।। समापन में 'ॐ तत् सत्' द्वारा कर्म की पवित्रता और श्रद्धा-विहीन कर्म की निष्फलता बताई गई है।