Lord Krishna
Divine TeacherThe Supreme Lord, the charioteer and divine guide of Arjuna. Krishna delivers the eternal wisdom of the Gita, revealing the nature of the soul, duty, and the path to liberation.
Speaking: Chapter 17, Verse 27
Verse 27
The Yoga of the Three Types of Faith
Steadfastness in sacrifice, austerity, and charity is also called "Sat." And action performed for the sake of That is also designated as "Sat."
Context & Meaning
The application of SAT is extended: sthiti (steadfastness, the unwavering commitment to see through one's practice) in sacrifice, austerity, and charity is itself called sat — it partakes of the quality of genuine being. And any action performed tad-arthīya — for the sake of That, as an offering to the Absolute — is likewise called sat. The chapter thus completes the threefold formula: Om inaugurates, Tat detaches from fruits, and Sat consecrates the action as aligned with ultimate reality. Together, Om Tat Sat is both the philosophical formula of the highest truth and the practical formula for transforming any act into a sacred offering.
Scholar Commentaries
1 commentary · Public domainMadhvacharya
DvaitaSthitiḥ sat — steadfastness is sat. Consistency, perseverance, the refusal to abandon what is right when difficulty arises — these are themselves expressions of sat, of the quality of being that does not yield to non-being. The spiritual path is not primarily about peak experiences but about the steady, unglamorous commitment to practice day after day, year after year. This steadfastness is not mere stubbornness; it is the expression of a soul that has found its orientation and refuses to lose it.