Srimad Bhagavad-Gita : Chapter-17, Slokam-28.

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Wednesday, February 09, 2022. 18:30. 

Chapter-17. { Sraddha-traya-vibhaga-yogam }

Slokam-28.

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Important Note : - Take care and remember the  points....

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1. The method  of  purification  of  yajnam  and  tapas  etc.,  are  explained  from  slokam-23. onwards....

2. Slokam-24. tells us when  one  should chant "OM".

3. Slokam-25. tells  us  when  one  should chant  "TAT".

4. Slokam-26  &  27. tell us  when  one  should  chant   "SAT"

5. And explains the  importance of "OM, TAT, SAT".

6. Finally in the last Slokam-28, of Chapter 17, to  make  the  activity / performance  successful,  one  should  care  in  his  sraddha,  and  the  reason  is  1. The method  of  purification  of  yajnam  and  tapas  etc.,  are  explained  from  slokam-23. onwards....

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Slokam-28 :

"Asraddhaya hutam dattam tapas taptam kritam cha yat

asad ity uchyate partha na cha tat pretya na iha."

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Translation of Slokam :

BG 17.28: "O son of Pritha, whatever acts of sacrifice or penance are done without faith, are termed as “Asat.” They are useless both in this world and the next."

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Translation by words :

asraddhaya—without care; 

hutam—sacrifice; 

dattam—charity; 

tapah—penance; 

taptam—practiced; 

kritam—done; 

cha—and; 

yat—which; 

asat—perishable; 

iti—thus; 

uchyate—are termed as; 

partha—Arjuna, the son of Pritha; 

na—not; 

cha—and; 

tat—that; 

pretya—in the next world; 

na cha—not; 

iha—in this world.

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Commentary :

In order to firmly establish that all Vedic activities should be performed with faith, Sri Krishna now emphasizes the futility of Vedic activities done without it. He says that those who act without faith in the scriptures do not get good fruits in this life because their actions are not perfectly executed. And since they do not fulfill the conditions of the Vedic scriptures, they do not receive good fruits in the next life either. Thus, one’s faith should not be based upon one’s own impressions of the mind and intellect. Instead, it should be based upon the infallible authority of the Vedic scriptures and the Guru. This is the essence of the seventeenth chapter.

YAJNA, CHARITY, TAPAS, AND ACTIVITIES PERFORMED WITHOUT CARE ARE CALLED ASAT.  HENCE NO BENEFIT  HERE IN THIS WORLD AND NEXT WORLD TOO ( IN THIS BORTH AS WELL AS NEXT BIRTH. )

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Chapter-17.Ends

Next- Chapter-18.

To be continued ....

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