Bhagavad Gita Chapter 4 Verse 32 (4.32)

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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 4 Verse 32 (4.32)

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एवं बहुविधा यज्ञा वितता ब्रह्मणो मुखे । कर्मजान्विद्धि तान्सर्वानेवं ज्ञात्वा विमोक्ष्यसे | | ४-३२ | |

evaṁ bahuvidhā yajñā vitatā brahmaṇo mukhe karmajānviddhi tānsarvānevaṁ jñātvā vimokṣhyase

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Line 1:

• एवम् (evam) — इस प्रकार(knowing this)
• बउ-इध (bahu-vidhah) — यज्ञ(thus many kinds of sacrifices)
• यज्ञः (yajnah) — यज्ञ(thus many kinds of sacrifices)
• इतत (vitatah) — ब्रह्म(are spread out in the teaching of Brahman)
• ब्रह्मणः (brahmanah) — ब्रह्म(are spread out in the teaching of Brahman)
• उए (mukhe) — ब्रह्म(are spread out in the teaching of Brahman)

Line 2:

• कम-ज (karma-jan) — कर्म(know them all to be born of action)
• विद्धि (viddhi) — कर्म(know them all to be born of action)
• तान् (tan) — कर्म(know them all to be born of action)
• सर्वान् (sarvan) — कर्म(know them all to be born of action)
• एवम् (evam) — इस प्रकार(knowing this)
• j joined in jñātvā
• न (na) — नहीं(not)
• त्वम् (tvam) — तुम(you)
• इओयए (vimokshyase) — इओयए(you will be freed)

English: In this way other acts of worship too may be undergone for the Spirit's sake. Know you that they all depend on action. Knowing this, you will be free.

💡 Commentary Note

### Shlokas 33-42 **The glory of Knowledge described.**

Learnings from Shloka 32:

• Yagya leaves prasad inside the person:: After a fire offering, prasad remains. After selfless duty, a purer mind remains.
• Selfish work creates strain:: When duty is not performed as Yagya, work can become heavy with ego, anxiety, and future suffering.
• All these Yagyas are disciplined action:: They may work through body, senses, mind, study, breath, or service.
• Different people need different forms:: Capacity, circumstances, and temperament may differ, but the common feature is selfless action dedicated to the Lord.
• Yagya connects back to Karma Yoga:: Sacrifice is not escape from action. It is action purified by offering.

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