BG 17.24
तस्मादोमित्युदाहृत्य यज्ञदानतपःक्रियाः ।
प्रवर्तन्ते विधानोक्ताः सततं ब्रह्मवादिनाम् ॥
प्रवर्तन्ते विधानोक्ताः सततं ब्रह्मवादिनाम् ॥
tasmād om ity udāhṛtya yajña-dāna-tapaḥ-kriyāḥ
pravartante vidhānoktāḥ satataṁ brahma-vādinām
pravartante vidhānoktāḥ satataṁ brahma-vādinām
Word-for-word meanings
tasmāt — therefore; kriyāḥ — the acts; yajña — [of] sacrifice; dāna — charity; tapaḥ — [and] austerity; vidhāna-uktāḥ — ordained by the scriptures; brahma-vādinām — [that are undertaken] by the followers of the Vedas; satatam — [are] always; pravartante — performed; udāhṛtya — [preceded by] the recitation; oṁ iti — of the sacred syllable Oṁ.
Translation
Therefore, the acts of sacrifice, charity, and austerity ordained by the scriptures that are undertaken by the followers of the Vedas are always preceded by the recitation of the sacred syllable Oṁ.