Word
om
Used in 4 verses of the Bhagavad Gita.
How it is translated
- sacred syllable representing the formless aspect of God (1)
- the sacred syllable Om (1)
- syllables representing aspects of transcendence (1)
- sacred syllable om (1)
Every verse
- 8.13ओमित्येकाक्षरं ब्रह्म व्याहरन्मामनुस्मरन्।oṁ ityekākṣharaṁ brahma vyāharan mām anusmaranUttering the one-syllabled Om, the Brahman, and remembering Me, he who departs, leaving the body, attains the Supreme Goal.Here: sacred syllable representing the formless aspect of God
- 9.17पिताऽहमस्य जगतो माता धाता पितामहः।pitāham asya jagato mātā dhātā pitāmahaḥI am the father of this world, the mother, the dispenser of the fruits of actions, and the grandfather; the one thing to be known, the purifier, the sacred monosyllable…Here: the sacred syllable Om
- 17.23तत्सदिति निर्देशो ब्रह्मणस्त्रिविधः स्मृतः।oṁ tat sad iti nirdeśho brahmaṇas tri-vidhaḥ smṛitaḥ"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.Here: syllables representing aspects of transcendence
- 17.24तस्मादोमित्युदाहृत्य यज्ञदानतपःक्रियाः।tasmād oṁ ity udāhṛitya yajña-dāna-tapaḥ-kriyāḥTherefore, with the utterance of "Om," the acts of sacrifice, gift, and austerity, as enjoined in the scriptures, are always begun by the students of Brahman.Here: sacred syllable om