Gita Verse 17.23

Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 17, Verse 23

Sanskrit Verse

तत्सदिति निर्देशो ब्रह्मणस्त्रिविधः स्मृतः।ब्राह्मणास्तेन वेदाश्च यज्ञाश्च विहिताः पुरा।।17.23।।

Transliteration

oṁ tat sad iti nirdeśho brahmaṇas tri-vidhaḥ smṛitaḥ

brāhmaṇās tena vedāśh cha yajñāśh cha vihitāḥ purā

Word meanings

om tat sat—syllables representing aspects of transcendence; iti—thus; nirdeśhaḥ—symbolic representatives; brahmaṇaḥ—the Supreme Absolute Truth; tri-vidhaḥ—of three kinds; smṛitaḥ—have been declared; brāhmaṇāḥ—the priests; tena—from them; vedāḥ—scriptures; cha—and; yajñāḥ—sacrifice; cha—and; vihitāḥ—came about; purā—from the beginning of creation

Swami Sivananda's translation

“Om Tat Sat”: This has been declared to be the triple designation of Brahman. By that, the Brahmanas, the Vedas, and the sacrifices were created formerly.

Chapter link: Gita Chapter 17