tasmāt — therefore;  oḿ — beginning with  oḿ;  iti — thus;  udāhṛtya — indicating;  yajña — of sacrifice;  dāna — charity;  tapaḥ — and penance;  kriyāḥ — performances;  pravartante — begin;  vidhāna- uktāḥ — according  to scriptural regulation;  satatam — always;  brahma- vādinām — of the transcendentalists.

Therefore, transcendentalists undertaking performances of sacrifice, charity and penance in accordance with scriptural regulations begin always with om, to attain the Supreme.