Chapter 17 · Shraddhatraya Vibhaga Yoga - The Yoga of the Division of Threefold FaithKrishna
Verse 23
श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता अध्याय 17, श्लोक 23
Sanskrit Shloka (श्लोक)
ॐ तत्सदिति निर्देशो ब्रह्मणस्त्रिविधः स्मृतः।
ब्राह्मणास्तेन वेदाश्च यज्ञाश्च विहिताः पुरा॥
Transliteration
Om Tat Sad-iti nirdesho Brahmanah trividhah smritah
Brahmanah tena vedash-cha yajnash-cha vihitah pura
Word-by-Word Meaning (अन्वय)
ॐOmOm
तत्TatThat
सत्SatTruth/Reality
इतिitithus
निर्देशःnirdeshahdesignation
ब्रह्मणःBrahmanahof Brahman
त्रिविधःtrividhahthreefold
स्मृतःsmritahis remembered
ब्राह्मणाःBrahmanahBrahmanas
वेदाःvedahVedas
यज्ञाःyajnahsacrifices
विहिताःvihitahordained
पुराpurain ancient times
Hindi Translation (हिन्दी अर्थ)
'ॐ तत् सत्' — यह ब्रह्म का त्रिविध निर्देश (नाम) कहा गया है। इसी से प्राचीन काल में ब्राह्मण, वेद और यज्ञ रचे गए।
English Translation
'Om Tat Sat' — this has been declared as the threefold designation of Brahman. By this, the Brahmanas, the Vedas, and the sacrifices were ordained in ancient times.
Commentary (टीका)
This verse introduces the sacred formula Om Tat Sat as the triple designation of the Supreme Reality. Om represents the primordial sound of creation, Tat points to the transcendent Absolute, and Sat denotes ultimate existence and truth. Together they sanctify all spiritual acts.