章 17, Slok 23
Text
OMtatsaditi nirdezo brahmaNastrividhaH smRtaH | brAhmaNAstena vedAzca yajJAzca vihitAH purA ||17-23||
Transliteration
OMtatsaditi nirdeśo brahmaṇastrividhaḥ smṛtaḥ . brāhmaṇāstena vedāśca yajñāśca vihitāḥ purā ||17-23||
Meanings
17.23 Om, Tat, Sat - thus Brahman is denoted by this threefold expression. Associated with these, Brahmanas, the Vedas and sacrifices were ordained in the past. - Adi