TEXT 24
तस्माद् ओं इत्य् उदाहृत्य
यज्ञदानतपःक्रियाः ।
प्रवर्तन्ते विधानोक्ताः
सततं ब्रह्मवादिनाम् ॥ २४ ॥
tasmād oṁ ity udāhṛtya
yajña-dāna-tapaḥ-kriyāḥ
pravartante vidhānoktāḥ
satataṁ brahma-vādinām
SYNONYMS
tasmāt—therefore; oṁ—beginning with oṁ; iti—thus; udāhṛtya—indicating; yajña—of sacrifice; dāna—charity; tapaḥ—and penance; kriyāḥ—performances; pravartante—begin; vidhāna—uktāḥ—according to scriptural regulation; satatam—always; brahma-vādinām—of the transcendentalists.
TRANSLATION
Therefore, transcendentalists undertaking performances of sacrifice, charity and penance in accordance with scriptural regulations begin always with oṁ, to attain the Supreme.
PURPORT
Oṁ tad viṣṇoḥ paramaṁ padam (Ṛg Veda 1.22.20). The lotus feet of Viṣṇu are the supreme devotional platform. The performance of everything on behalf of the Supreme Personality of Godhead assures the perfection of all activity.
