Chapter 17 Verse 23 of 28

• oḿ tat sad iti nirdeśo
• brahmaṇas tri-vidhaḥ smṛtaḥ
• brāhmaṇās tena vedāś ca
• yajñāś ca vihitāḥ purā

Translation

From the beginning of creation, the three words oḿ tat sat were used to indicate the Supreme Absolute Truth. These three symbolic representations were used by brāhmaṇas while chanting the hymns of the Vedas and during sacrifices for the satisfaction of the Supreme.

Synonyms

• oḿ

  indication of the Supreme

• tat

  that

• sat

  eternal

• iti

  thus

• nirdeśaḥ

  indication

• brahmaṇaḥ

  of the Supreme

• vidhaḥ

  threefold

• smṛtaḥ

  is considered

• brāhmaṇāḥ

  the brahmanas

• tena

  with that

• vedāḥ

  the Vedic literature

• ca

  also

• yajñāḥ

  sacrifice

• ca

  also

• vihitāḥ

  used

• purā

  formerly.

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