Devanagari
एवं बहुविधा यज्ञा वितता ब्रह्मणो मुखे ।
कर्मजान्विद्धि तान्सर्वानेवं ज्ञात्वा विमोक्ष्यसे ॥ ३२ ॥
Verse text
evaṁ bahu-vidhā yajṣā
vitatā brahmaṇo mukhe
karma-jān viddhi tān sarvān
evaṁ jṣātvā vimokṣyase
Synonyms
evam
—
thus
;
bahu-vidhāḥ
—
various kinds of
;
yajṣāḥ
—
sacrifices
;
vitatāḥ
—
are spread
;
brahmaṇaḥ
—
of the Vedas
;
mukhe
—
through the mouth
;
karma-jān
—
born of work
;
viddhi
—
you should know
;
tān
—
them
;
sarvān
—
all
;
evam
—
thus
;
jṣātvā
—
knowing
;
vimokṣyase
—
you will be liberated.
Translation
All these different types of sacrifice are approved by the Vedas, and all of them are born of different types of work. Knowing them as such, you will become liberated.
Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
32. Thus many types of sacrifice have been described in the Vedas. Know that they are all based on actions of body, mind and words. Knowing this, you will be liberated.
Translation (Baladeva Vidyabhusana)
32. Thus many types of sacrifice have been described in the Vedas. Know that they are all based on prescribed actions of body, mind and words. Knowing and practicing this, you will be liberated.
Translation (Bhurijana Dasa)
All these different types of sacrifice are approved by the Vedas, and all of them are born of different types of work. Knowing them as such, you will become liberated.
PURPORT
"Different types of sacrifice, as discussed above, are mentioned in the Vedas to suit the different types of worker. Because men are so deeply absorbed in the bodily concept, these sacrifices are so arranged that one can work either with the body, with the mind, or with the intelligence. But all of them are recommended for ultimately bringing about liberation from the body. This is confirmed by the Lord herewith from His own mouth."
Purport
Different types of sacrifice, as discussed above, are mentioned in the Vedas to suit the different types of worker. Because men are so deeply absorbed in the bodily concept, these sacrifices are so arranged that one can work either with the body, with the mind or with the intelligence. But all of them are recommended for ultimately bringing about liberation from the body. This is confirmed by the Lord herewith from His own mouth.
Purport (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
Brahmaṇaḥ means the Vedas. The phrase vitatā brahmaṇo mukhe whose literal meaning is “spread in the mouth of the Vedas” actually means “clearly spoken of by the Vedas themselves.” Karma-jān means based on the actions of the body, mind and words.
Purport (Baladeva Vidyabhusana)
These many sacrifices are spread in the mouth of the Vedas (brahmaṇaḥ). This means that these sacrifices are clearly described by the Vedas, the mouth of the Lord, which present the means of understanding the real self. Know that these sacrifices are all born from activities of the body, mind and words (karma jān). Understanding (jṣātvā), that is, practicing these sacrifices described by the Vedas as means of attaining ātmā and the Lord, on seeing both ātmā and paramātmā by realization that arises from that practice, you will be liberated from saṁsāra.
Surrender Unto Me
The basic principle is that human life is meant for advancement in spiritual life and the process of advancing is sacrificing. We have learnt of this in the 3rd Chapter when one is performing the karma‑kanda, sacrifices recommended in the Vedas ‑ he is working and he is getting the results of his work and he doesn't try to use all for his own sense pleasure, but rather he offers back to the demigods. And Krsna that one who doesn't offer back in sacrifice something that he has, some ability, some fruit of his work, etc, if one just lives selfishly ‑ in the 3rd Chapter says that he lives in vain. And over he Text 31, "without sacrifice one can never live happily on planet or in this life what to speak of the next".
How foolishly contemporary men is trying to live, is trying their utmost to become happy, but without any sacrifice, rather by increase of selfishness. And practically we can see there is no peace, no happiness, even though superficially there is an increase of sense enjoyment.
By selfish living the result is not only no happiness in this life but in the next life it will be worst. Krsna sums it up in the Purport, explaining that according to one's position, according to one's consciousness, according to one's situation in the modes of material nature, according to one's tendency, one will have the tendency or leaning to perform a particular type of sacrifice. According to impressions from previous lives, one will tend to perform one type of sacrifice (someone breath control, others knowledge, others sacrificing material possessions...) and superficially all these look different as if they were completly different sacrifices and therefore they had a completly different goal or purpose ‑ actually they are all born of different type of work or karma or consciousness. According to his consciousness one will have a particular tendency to perform sacrifice.
And, regardless of the type of sacrifice one is performing, they are leading to the same thing and the same goal ‑ that is transcendental knowledge. And the purpose of transcendental knowledge is freedom from the bondage of material life ‑ liberation. And knowing how all differents types of sacrifice lead to transcendental knowledge and liberation ‑ just knowing that is so beneficial that will push one towards liberation.