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Bhagavad Gita · 4.32 · Path of Knowledge and the Disciplines of Action·32 of 42

एवं बहुविधा यज्ञा वितता ब्रह्मणो मुखेकर्मजान्विद्धि तान्सर्वानेवं ज्ञात्वा विमोक्ष्यसे

evaṁ bahu-vidhā yajñā vitatā brahmaṇo mukhe

karma-jān viddhi tān sarvān evaṁ jñātvā vimokṣhyase

Sanskrit recitation

Every act can be sacred · 4.24–4.33 · Teaching

Translation

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.

Meaning

The word Brahmanah has also been interpreted to mean In the Vedas.Various kinds of sacrifices are spread out at the mouth of Brahman, i.e., they are known from the Vedas. Know that they are born of action, because the Self is beyond action. If you realise that these actions do not concern me, they are not my actin, and I am actionless, you will surely be liberated from the bondage of Samsara by this right knowledge. (Cf.IX.27XIII.15)

After Swami Sivananda

Every act can be sacred· 4.24–4.33

Teachers usually read this idea across several verses together, one shared reflection covers the whole unit.

Word-by-word
evam
thus
tān
them
mukhe
through the mouth
viddhi
know
sarvān
all
jñātvā
having known
karma-jān
originating from works
vitatāḥ
have been described
yajñāḥ
sacrifices
brahmaṇaḥ
of the Vedas
vimokṣhyase
you shall be liberated
bahu-vidhāḥ
various kinds of

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