Word meanings
- yajñe
- in sacrifice
- tapasi
- in penance
- dāne
- in charity
- ca
- and
- sthitiḥ
- established in steadiness
- sat
- the syllable Sat
- iti
- thus
- ca
- and
- ucyate
- is pronounced
- karma
- action
- ca
- and
- eva
- indeed
- tat-arthīyam
- for such purposes
- sat
- the syllable Sat
- iti
- thus
- eva
- indeed
- abhidhīyate
- is described
Translations
Steadfastness in sacrifice, austerity, and gift is also called 'Sat', and action in connection with these, or for the sake of the Supreme, is also called 'Sat'.
Conviction in sacrifice, austerity, and giving is also called Sat. So too, an action done only for the Lord's sake.
And the steadfastness in sacrifice, austerity, and charity is spoken of as sat (good). And even the action meant for these is, indeed, called as sat.
यज्ञ, तप और दानरूप क्रियामें जो स्थिति (निष्ठा) है, वह भी 'सत्' -- ऐसे कही जाती है और उस परमात्माके निमित्त किया जानेवाला कर्म भी 'सत्' -- ऐसा ही कहा जाता है।Commentary
If you perform sacrifice, austerity, gift and all actions in a spirit of total surrender to the Lord or the Eternal Being with purity and sincerity of heart, you will attain the highest goal of life or immortality, freedom and eternal bliss. If you do them in the name and for the sake of Brahman you will attain perfection and supreme peace of the Absolute. If you pin your faith on the glory and power of this name Om or Om Tat Sat, you will be freed from the bondage of birth and death.
If you perform any sacrifice, austerity or charity or any action in a selfless and motiveless spirit, surrendering all the actions and their rewards to the Lord and if you utter the word Sat with faith, feeling and devotion, you will attain perfection and success in the action. Even the imperfect and non-Sattvic acts of sacrifice, austerity and gift will be turned into perfect and Sattvic ones. These Sacrifice, austerity and gift.