Sārathi

Word

om

Used in 4 verses of the Bhagavad Gita.

How it is translated

Every verse

  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. 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