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यज्ञे तपसि दाने च स्थितिः सदिति चोच्यते।

कर्म चैव तदर्थीयं सदित्येवाभिधीयते।।17.27।।

Sanskrit Commentary By Sri Shankaracharya

।।17.27।। --,यज्ञे यज्ञकर्मणि या स्थितिः? तपसि च या स्थितिः? दाने च या स्थितिः? सा सत् इति च उच्यते विद्वद्भिः। कर्म च एव तदर्थीयं यज्ञदानतपोऽर्थीयम् अथवा? यस्य अभिधानत्रयं प्रकृतं तदर्थीयं यज्ञदानतपोऽर्थीयम् ईश्वरार्थीयम् इत्येतत् सत् इत्येव अभिधीयते। तत् एतत् यज्ञदानतपआदि कर्म असात्त्विकं विगुणमपि श्रद्धापूर्वकं ब्रह्मणः अभिधानत्रयप्रयोगेण सगुणं सात्त्विकं संपादितं भवति।।तत्र च सर्वत्र श्रद्धाप्रधानतया सर्वं संपाद्यते यस्मात्? तस्मात् --,

English Translation By Swami Gambirananda

17.27 And the steadfastness in sacrifice, austerity and charity is spoken of as sat. And even the action meant for these is, verily, called as sat (good).

English Translation Of Sri Shankaracharya's Sanskrit Commentary By Swami Gambirananda

17.27 And sthitih, steadfastness; that is yajne, in sacrifice, in the act of sacrifice; the steadfastness that is tapasi, in austerity; and the steadfastness that is dane, in charity; that ucyate, is spoken of; sat iti, as sat, by learned persons. And eva, even; the karma, action; tad-arthiyam, meant for these-for sacrifice, charity and austerity, or for Him whose names are under discussion, i.e. for God; is eva, verily; abhidhiyate, called; sat iti, as sat (good). Thus, in this way, the acts of sacrifice, austerity, etc., even when they are devoid of sattva and goodness, become good and endued with sattva by he use of the three names of Brahman with faith. And as regards those (sacrifice etc.), since in all cases everything is performed with a predominance of faith, therefore-