Word meanings
- tat
- the syllable Tat
- iti
- thus
- anabhisandhāya
- without desiring
- phalam
- fruitive rewards
- yajña
- sacrifice
- tapaḥ
- austerity
- kriyāḥ
- acts
- dāna
- charity
- kriyāḥ
- acts
- ca
- and
- vividhāḥ
- various
- kriyante
- are done
- mokṣa-kāṅkṣibhiḥ
- by seekers of freedom from material entanglements
Translations
Uttering "Tat," without aiming for the fruits, are the acts of sacrifice, austerity, and the various acts of gifts performed by those seeking liberation.
Those who desire deliverance begin their acts of sacrifice, austerity, or gift with the word "Tat" (meaning "That"), without thought of reward.
After uttering the word "tat," acts of sacrifice and austerity, as well as various acts of charity, are performed without regard for results by persons aspiring for liberation.
'तत्' नामसे कहे जानेवाले परमात्माके लिये ही सब कुछ है -- ऐसा मानकर मुक्ति चाहनेवाले मनुष्योंद्वारा फलकी इच्छासे रहित होकर अनेक प्रकारकी यज्ञ और तपरूप क्रियाएँ तथा दानरूप क्रियाएँ की जाती हैं।Commentary
With Tat With the utterance of the word Tat (That). Phalam Fruit of sacrifice, austerity and charity. Danakriyah Acts of charity such as gifts of land, gold, rice, clothes, etc. The immortal Soul which transcends the whole world, the three Gunas, the three bodies, the three, states of waking, dreaming and deep sleep, which illumines everything, which is the basis of all, and the source of everything is connoted by the word Tat. The sages and the aspirants meditate on Tat. They utter the word Tat and say?
May all our actions and the fruits of them be in the name of Tat (That or Brahman). Thus they offer all actions and their fruits to Brahman and practise renunciation. They are freed from egoism and the bondage of Karma. They attain Selfrealisation through purity of heart caused by selfless, motiveless and desireless actions. The actions that is ennobled and sanctified by uttering Om at the beginning and which is offered to That is transformed into the nature of Brahman. All actions in their entirety?
O Arjuna, culminate in wisdom (IV.33). He who does the actions with the spirit of sacrifice becomes Brahman eventually. Tat is symbolic of the presentation of all the fruits of all such activities to Brahman. If you utter Tat, it is tantamount to saying? They are nt mine. What has been begun with Om is given away to Brahman with the utterance of Tat. The use of Sat is described in the following verse.