For Eternal Beginners
तस्मात् ओम् इति उदाहृत्य यज्ञ दान तपः क्रियाः ।
प्रवर्तन्ते विधानोक्ताः सततम् ब्रह्मवादिनाम् ॥ २४ ॥
tasmAt om iti udAhRtya yajJa dAna tapaH kriyAH |
pravartante vidhAnoktAH satatam brahmavAdinAm || 24 ||
तस्मात् [tasmAt] That’s why क्रियाः [kriyAH] the activities of यज्ञ दान तपः [yajJa dAna tapaH] worship, charity and discipline सततम् प्रवर्तन्ते [satatam pravartante] are always started उदाहृत्य [udAhRtya] by saying ओम् इति [om iti] the sound of Om, विधानोक्तः [vidhAnoktaH] as specified ब्रह्मवादिनाम् [brahmavAdinAm] for people who follow the Vedas.
Those who go by the Lord’s instructions begin their work with the sound of ‘Om’. That’s the method specified for people who follow the Vedas. The Vedas themselves begin with the sound of ‘Om’.
In this Shloka, The Lord illustrates the application of ‘Om’ in the Vedas and its application to worship, charity and discipline. Everyone in the quest for the Lord is associated with this sound. They carry the Lord’s instruction with the sound of Om. The Lord is the highest purpose.
Next in the sequence of ‘Om tat sat’, the Lord illustrates the application of the word ‘tat’ with these activities.