Bhagavad Gita Chapter 4, Verse 32
एवं बहुविधा यज्ञा वितता ब्रह्मणो मुखे | कर्मजान्विद्धि तान्सर्वानेवं ज्ञात्वा विमोक्ष्यसे ||
evaṁ bahuvidhā yajñā vitatā brahmaṇo mukhe karmajān viddhi tān sarvān evaṁ jñātvā vimokṣyase
Thus many kinds of sacrifices are spread in the mouth of Brahman (the Vedas). Know them all to be born of action. Knowing thus, you will be liberated.
Krishna summarizes that all the various sacrifices mentioned are 'vitatā brahmaṇo mukhe' (spread in the mouth of Brahman/the Vedas)—they're all described in sacred texts, all valid paths. The key insight: 'karmajān viddhi tān sarvān' (know them all to be born of action)—all sacrifices are forms of action, not inaction. This connects back to Chapter 3's teaching: you can't avoid action. But when action is done as sacrifice, it leads to liberation. The phrase 'evaṁ jñātvā vimokṣyase' (knowing thus, you will be liberated) shows that understanding this—that all paths involve action, and action done as sacrifice leads to freedom—is itself liberating. This verse bridges the many forms of sacrifice with the ultimate goal: liberation through understanding action as sacrifice.