Bhagavad Gita · Shraddhatraya Vibhaga YogaChapter 17, Shloka 24 (17.24)
Original Sanskrit · श्रीभगवान्
तस्मादोमित्युदाहृत्य यज्ञदानतपःक्रियाः
प्रवर्तन्ते विधानोक्ताः सततं ब्रह्मवादिनाम्
॥ 17.24 ॥
tasmādomityudāhṛtya yajñadānatapaḥkriyāḥ
pravartante vidhānoktāḥ satataṃ brahmavādinām
Translation
"Therefore the acts of yajna, giving and austerity enjoined by the scriptures, of those who expound Brahman, always begin with the utterance of 'Om'."
Interpretation
Shankaracharya. tasmāt om iti udāhṛtya uccārya; brahmavadanaśīlānām.
Acharya Ramanuja. brahmavādināṃ vedavādināṃ traivarṇikānāṃ — the commentary mentions varna; ādau om iti udāhṛtya.
Shridhara Swami. aṅgavaikalye 'pi prakarṣeṇa vartante, saguṇā bhavanti — even when parts are incomplete, through Om the acts become endowed with merit (complete).
Madhusudana Saraswati. Just like the three letters of Om (a-u-m), he explains Om-Tat-Sat in three parts too — akārokāramakāravyākhyānena — and here comes the first, Om.
AI-assisted draft translation — under review.