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TEXT 24

TEXT 24

Devanagari

Devanagari

तस्माद् ॐ इत्युदाहृत्य यज्ञदानतप:क्रिया: ।
प्रवर्तन्ते विधानोक्ता: सततं ब्रह्मवादिनाम् ॥ २४ ॥

Text

Text

tasmād oṁ ity udāhṛtya
yajña-dāna-tapaḥ-kriyāḥ
pravartante vidhānoktāḥ
satataṁ brahma-vādinām
tasmād oṁ ity udāhṛtya
yajña-dāna-tapaḥ-kriyāḥ
pravartante vidhānoktāḥ
satataṁ brahma-vādinām

Synonyms

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.

tasmāt — deshalb; oṁ — beginnend mit oṁ; iti — so; udāhṛtya — hinweisend; yajña — von Opfer; dāna — Wohltätigkeit; tapaḥ — und Buße; kriyāḥ — Ausführungen; pravartante — beginnen; vidhāna-uktāḥ — entsprechend den Anweisungen der Schriften; satatam — immer; brahma-vādinām — der Transzendentalisten.

Translation

Translation

Therefore, transcendentalists undertaking performances of sacrifice, charity and penance in accordance with scriptural regulations begin always with oṁ, to attain the Supreme.

Deshalb beginnen Transzendentalisten die Ausführung von Opfern, Wohltätigkeit und Buße entsprechend den Anweisungen der Schriften immer mit ,oṁ‘, um den Höchsten zu erreichen.

Purport

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.

ERLÄUTERUNG: Oṁ tad viṣṇoḥ paramaṁ padam (Ṛg Veda 1.22.20). Die Lotosfüße Viṣṇus sind die Ebene höchster Hingabe. Wenn man alles für die Höchste Persönlichkeit Gottes tut, ist einem bei jeder Tätigkeit die Vollkommenheit garantiert.