BG 17.24 (1972)
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 24
- तस्मादोमित्युदाहृत्य यज्ञदानतपःक्रियाः ।
- प्रवर्तन्ते विधानोक्ताः सततं ब्रह्मवादिनाम् ॥२४॥
- tasmād oṁ ity udāhṛtya
- yajña-dāna-tapaḥ-kriyāḥ
- pravartante vidhānoktāḥ
- satataṁ brahma-vādinām
SYNONYMS
tasmāt—therefore; om—beginning with om; iti—thus; udāhṛtya—indicating; yajña—sacrifice; dāna—charity; tapaḥ—penance; kriyāḥ—performances; pravartante—begins; vidhāna-uktāḥ—according to scriptural regulation; satatam—always; brahma-vādinām—of the transcendentalists.
TRANSLATION
Thus the transcendentalists undertake sacrifices, charities, and penances, beginning always with om, to attain the Supreme.
PURPORT
Om tad viṣṇoḥ paramaṁ padam. 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.