एवं बहुविधा यज्ञा वितता ब्रह्मणो मुखे ।कर्मजान्विद्धि तान्सर्वानेवं ज्ञात्वा विमोक्ष्यसे ॥
evaṃ bahuvidhā yajñā vitatā brahmaṇo mukhe |karmajān viddhi tān sarvān evaṃ jñātvā vimokṣyase ||
- एवम् · evam
- thus
- बहुविधाः · bahuvidhāḥ
- of many kinds
- यज्ञाः · yajñāḥ
- sacrifices
- वितताः · vitatāḥ
- spread out, expounded
- ब्रह्मणः · brahmaṇaḥ
- of the Veda, of Brahman
- मुखे · mukhe
- in the mouth, at the door
- कर्मजान् · karmajān
- born of action
- विद्धि · viddhi
- know
- तान् · tān
- them
- सर्वान् · sarvān
- all
- ज्ञात्वा · jñātvā
- having known
- विमोक्ष्यसे · vimokṣyase
- you shall be freed
“Thus sacrifices of many kinds are spread out before the Veda's mouth. Know them all as born of action — knowing thus, you shall be freed.”
— Original plain-language translation
The catalogue is sealed with its unifying secret: every yajña is karma-ja, something done — and therefore within Arjuna's reach. Seeing their common root in action dissolves their mystique into practice. Knowledge of this frees because it directs the will.
— Reader's notes (original)