ॐतत्सदिति निर्देशो ब्रह्मणस्त्रिविधः स्मृतः | ब्राह्मणास्तेन वेदाश्च यज्ञाश्च विहिताः पुरा ||१७-२३||
OMtatsaditi nirdeśo brahmaṇastrividhaḥ smṛtaḥ . brāhmaṇāstena vedāśca yajñāśca vihitāḥ purā ||17-23||
- oṁ
- indication of the Supreme
- tat
- that
- sat
- eternal
- iti
- thus
- nirdeśaḥ
- indication
- brahmaṇaḥ
- of the Supreme
- tri-vidhaḥ
- threefold
- smṛtaḥ
- is considered
- brāhmaṇāḥ
- the brāhmaṇas
- tena
- with that
- vedāḥ
- the Vedic literature
- ca
- also
- yajñāḥ
- sacrifice
- ca
- also
- vihitāḥ
- used
- purā
- formerly
From the beginning of creation, the three words oṁ tat sat were used to indicate the Supreme Absolute Truth. These three symbolic representations were used by brāhmaṇas while chanting the hymns of the Vedas and during sacrifices for the satisfaction of the Supreme.