तस्मादोमित्युदाहृत्य यज्ञदानतपःक्रियाः |\nप्रवर्तन्ते विधानोक्ताः सततं ब्रह्मवादिनाम् ||१७-२४||
tasmādomityudāhṛtya yajñadānatapaḥkriyāḥ .\npravartante vidhānoktāḥ satataṃ brahmavādinām ||17-24||
Therefore, when performing acts of sacrifice, offering charity, or undertaking penance, expounders of the Vedas always begin by uttering “Om” according to the prescriptions of Vedic injunctions.