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कर्मण्येवाधिकारस्ते
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कर्मण्येवाधिकारस्ते
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कर्मण्येवाधिकारस्ते
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तस्मादोमित्युदाहृत्य यज्ञदानतपःक्रियाः |
प्रवर्तन्ते विधानोक्ताः सततं ब्रह्मवादिनाम् ||१७-२४||
tasmādomityudāhṛtya yajñadānatapaḥkriyāḥ . pravartante vidhānoktāḥ satataṃ brahmavādinām ||17-24||
Therefore, with the utterance of "Om" are the acts of sacrifice, gift and austerity as enjoined in the scriptures, always begun by the students of Brahman.
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Krishna explains the first word: "Therefore, seekers of truth always begin their acts of worship, giving, and discipline by uttering 'Om' — the sound of the infinite."
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