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Bg. 17.24

तस्माद् ॐ इत्युदाहृत्य यज्ञदानतप:क्रिया: ।
प्रवर्तन्ते विधानोक्ता: सततं ब्रह्मवादिनाम् ॥ २४ ॥
tasmād oṁ ity udāhṛtya
yajña-dāna-tapaḥ-kriyāḥ
pravartante vidhānoktāḥ
satataṁ brahma-vādinām

Synonyms

tasmāttherefore; oṁbeginning with oṁ; itithus; udāhṛtyaindicating; yajñaof sacrifice; dānacharity; tapaḥand penance; kriyāḥperformances; pravartantebegin; vidhāna-uktāḥaccording to scriptural regulation; satatamalways; brahma-vādināmof the transcendentalists.

Translation

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

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.