Shloka 24
Abhimanyu’s Assault on Bhīṣma’s Screen; Banner-Felling and Reinforcements (सौभद्र-भीष्म-समरः)
सम्बन्ध-- परमेश्वरके उपर्युक्त उ०, तत् और सत्--इन तीन नामोंका यज्ञ, दान, तप आदिके साथ क्या सम्बन्ध है? ऐसी जिज्ञाया होनेपर कहते हैं-- तस्मादोमित्युदाह्ृत्य यज्ञदानतप:क्रिया: । प्रवर्तन्ते विधानोक्ता: सततं ब्रह्म॒वादिनाम्
tasmād oṁ ity udāhṛtya yajña-dāna-tapaḥ-kriyāḥ | pravartante vidhānoktāḥ satataṁ brahma-vādinām ||
Therefore, uttering “Om” at the outset, the acts of sacrifice, charity, and austerity—performed in accordance with scriptural rule—are continually set in motion by those who speak of (and live by) Brahman. The verse frames sacred action as ethically grounded and ritually disciplined, beginning with a consecrating invocation that aligns deeds with ultimate reality.
अजुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Sacred duties like sacrifice, charity, and austerity should be initiated with the consecrating utterance “Om” and carried out according to scriptural injunction; such disciplined action is characteristic of Brahman-oriented practitioners.
In the didactic flow, the speaker explains how the sacred designation “Om” functions practically: it is pronounced to commence prescribed religious acts, linking outward practice (yajña, dāna, tapaḥ) with the Brahman-centered orientation of the wise.