Srimad Bhagavad Gita -Ramanujacharya 527

Srimad Bhagavad Gita -Ramanujacharya

Chapter-17 Śraddhā-traya-vibhāga Yogaḥ

Now, Sri Krishna describes how these three (Vedas, rituals and performers) are linked with the word Tat: — tad-ity-anabhisandhāya phalaṃ yajña-tapaḥ kriyāḥ | dāna kriyāśca vividhāḥ kriyante mokṣa-kāṅkṣibhiḥ || 25 || 25. Uttering “Tat” — without expectation of reward, those who seek Liberation perform acts of sacrifice, of self-discipline and of various kinds of charity. Commentary Whatever acts such as Scriptural study, yajña, self-discipline and charity are done without motivation for rewards by those seeking only final Liberation — these are designated by the term Tat referring to the Brahman (Ultimate Reality), since these [acts] constitute the means for attaining Brahman. For it is well known that the term Tat signifies Brahman (Ultimate Reality), as in the following passage: He is Sah, Vah. Kah, Kim, Yat, Tat, Padam, Anuttamam.' Thus, the study of the Vedas, sacrifices, self-discipline and philanthropy have been linked to the syllable Tat when they are used as the means of attaining Liberation.