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Bhagavad Gita 4.32

एवं बहुविधा यज्ञा वितता ब्रह्मणो मुखे। कर्मजान्विद्धि तान्सर्वानेवं ज्ञात्वा विमोक्ष्यसे।।

evaṁ bahu-vidhā yajñā vitatā brahmaṇo mukhe karma-jān viddhi tān sarvān evaṁ jñātvā vimokṣhyase

Word-by-Word

SanskritTransliterationMeaning
evamevamthus
bahu-vidhāḥbahu-vidhāḥvarious kinds of
yajñāḥyajñāḥsacrifices
vitatāḥvitatāḥhave been described
brahmaṇaḥbrahmaṇaḥof the Vedas
mukhemukhethrough the mouth
karma-jānkarma-jānoriginating from works
viddhividdhiknow
tāntānthem
sarvānsarvānall
evamevamthus
jñātvājñātvāhaving known
vimokṣhyasevimokṣhyaseyou shall be liberated

Thus, manifold sacrifices are spread out before Brahman at the face of Brahman. Know them all to be born of action, and thus knowing, you shall be liberated.

ऐसे अनेक प्रकार के यज्ञों का ब्रह्मा के मुख अर्थात् वेदों में प्रसार है अर्थात् वर्णित हैं। उन सब को कर्मों से उत्पन्न हुए जानो;  इस प्रकार जानकर तुम मुक्त हो जाओगे।।