तस्मादोमित्युदाहृत्य यज्ञदानतपःक्रियाः । प्रवर्तन्ते विधानोक्ताः सततं ब्रह्मवादिनाम् ॥ १७-२४॥ tasmādomityudāhṛtya yajñadānatapaḥkriyāḥ pravartante vidhānoktāḥ satataṃ brahmavādinām Therefore, with the utterance of OM are begun the acts of sacrifice, gifts and austerity as enjoined in the scriptures, always by the students of BRAHMAN. tasmāt = therefore; oṃ = beginning with om; iti = thus; udāhṛtya = indicating; yajña = of sacrifice; dāna = charity; tapaḥ = and penance; kriyāḥ = performances; pravartante = begin; vidhānoktaḥ = according to scriptural regulation; satataṃ = always; brahmavādināṃ = of the transcendentalists.;