Chapter 17 · Verse 27
Yoga through Discerning the Three Divisions of Faith
यज्ञे तपसि दाने च स्थितिः सदिति चोच्यते।कर्म चैव तदर्थीयं सदित्येवाभिधीयते
yajñe tapasi dāne cha sthitiḥ sad iti chochyate karma chaiva tad-arthīyaṁ sad ity evābhidhīyate
Word Meanings
yajñe — in sacrifice; tapasi — in penance; dāne — in charity; cha — and; sthitiḥ — established in steadiness; sat — the syllable Sat; iti — thus; cha — and; uchyate — is pronounced; karma — action; cha — and; eva — indeed; tat-arthīyam — for such purposes; sat — the syllable Sat; iti — thus; eva — indeed; abhidhīyate — is described
Translation
Steadfastness in sacrifice, austerity, and charity is also called *Sat*, and any action performed for the sake of these is likewise declared to be *Sat*.
Commentary