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Bhagavad Gita 17.27

Chapter 17, Verse 27

Part of 17: Śhraddhā Traya Vibhāg Yogश्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग

यज्ञे तपसि दाने च स्थितिः सदिति चोच्यते।कर्म चैव तदर्थीयं सदित्येवाभिधीयते॥

Transliteration

yajñe tapasi dāne cha sthitiḥ sad iti chochyate karma chaiva tad-arthīyaṁ sad ity evābhidhīyate

Meaning

Steadfastness in sacrifice, austerity, and gift is also called 'Sat', and action in connection with these, or for the sake of the Supreme, is also called 'Sat'.

Word-by-word meaning
yajñein sacrificetapasiin penancedānein charitychaandsthitiḥestablished in steadinesssatthe syllable Satitithuschaanduchyateis pronouncedkarmaactionchaandevaindeedtat-arthīyamfor such purposessatthe syllable Satitithusevaindeedabhidhīyateis described
Commentary

If you perform sacrifice, austerity, gift and all actions in a spirit of total surrender to the Lord or the Eternal Being with purity and sincerity of heart, you will attain the highest goal of life or immortality, freedom and eternal bliss. If you do them in the name and for the sake of Brahman you will attain perfection and supreme peace of the Absolute. If you pin your faith on the glory and power of this name Om or Om Tat Sat, you will be freed from the bondage of birth and death. If you perform any sacrifice, austerity or charity or any action in a selfless and motiveless spirit, surrendering all the actions and their rewards to the Lord and if you utter the word Sat with faith, feeling and devotion, you will attain perfection and success in the action. Even the imperfect and nonSattvic acts of sacrifice, austerity and gift will be turned into perfect and Sattvic ones. These Sacrifice, austerity and gift.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the meaning of Bhagavad Gita Chapter 17, Verse 27?
Steadfastness in sacrifice, austerity, and gift is also called 'Sat', and action in connection with these, or for the sake of the Supreme, is also called 'Sat'.
Which chapter and verse of the Bhagavad Gita is this?
This is verse 27 of Chapter 17 (Śhraddhā Traya Vibhāg Yog — Yoga through Discerning the Three Divisions of Faith) of the Bhagavad Gita, a scripture of 18 chapters and 700 verses spoken by Lord Krishna to Arjuna.