SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama:
SlOkam – Original
thasmAdhOm ithyudhAhruthya yagyadhAnathapa:kriyA: |
pravarthanthE vidhAnOkthA: sathatham brahma-vAdhinAm ||
word-by-word meaning
thasmAth – as the vaidhika karmas along with these three words are created (in this manner, by me)
brahmavAdhinAm – practiced by those [brAhmaNas, kshathriyas and vaiSyas] who recite vEdham
vidhAnOkthA: – as ordained in vEdha vAkyams (verses in vEdham)
yagya dhAna thapa: kriyA: – vaidhika rituals such as yAgam (sacrifices), dhAnam (charities), thavam (penances)
Om ithi udhAhruthya – only after reciting “Om” first
sathatham – always
pravarthanthE – practiced
Simple Translation
As the vaidhika karmas along with these three words are created (in this manner, by me), the vaidhika rituals such as yAgam (sacrifices), dhAnam (charities), thavam (penances) which are practiced by those [brAhmaNas, kshathriyas and vaiSyas] who recite vEdham as ordained in vEdha vAkyams (verses in vEdham), are practiced always, only after reciting “Om” first.
Rendering based on ALkoNdavilli gOvindhAchArya swAmy’s English translation of gIthA bhAshyam
‘With Brahmavādis, therefore, all Veda-enjoined acts, Sacrifice (yajña), Gift (dāna) and Austerity (tapas) always begin with the repetition of OM.’
Brahmavādis=Veda-vādis, or those who follow the Vedas or the Three Castes.
Yajña, Dāna, and Tapas are Veda-prescribed performances. They always begin by the recital of the holy Syllable OM. Vedas also begin thus. Thus the connection of the symbol OM with Vedas and Veda-bid Yajñas etc., has been shown. Since in conjunction with OM, Vedas are repeated, and Yajñas etc., are performed by the Three Castes, the connection of OM with the Three Castes indicated by the word Brāhmaṇas, has also been shown.
How the symbol TAT is connected with these is now shown:—
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