Om tat-sat-iti nirdesho brahmanastrividhah smritah
Braahmanaasten vedaashcha yagyaashcha vihitaah pura
— Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 17, Verse 23
Om Tat Sat are declared as the three callings of supreme. All the Brahmanas, Vedas and Yagyas emerged from that, says Lord Krishna. “Om” is an extremely potent dhwani, also called pranav. All the yagyas, charities and penances by the wise begin with the uchharan of “om”. When om is chanted in the correct manner, the body vibrates from top to bottom. “Tat” translates as “that”. As one does charity, yagyas and penance in the name of “Tat”, s/he absolves the self of fruits of such acts, i.e. nishkam karma, paving way for liberation.
“Sat” refers to the ultimate truth, the finality, which is unchanging and one. If you look around, everything that you have or seek to have comes with an expiry date. It is bound to leave and when it leaves it leaves you with pain. Every sound is a frequency; it corresponds to a specific energy. It is not in the mind, the effect is immediate, tangible and in front of your eyes. But for this to happen, you should be able to generate that frequency or calling within you.
