Verse 1.4

Sanskrit text and transliteration:

दुरितक्षयहेतूनि नित्यानि ब्राह्मणो ययुः ।
काम्यानि चेह कर्माणि दृष्टादृष्टफलानि तु ॥ ४ ॥

duritakṣayahetūni nityāni brāhmaṇo yayuḥ |
kāmyāni ceha karmāṇi dṛṣṭādṛṣṭaphalāni tu || 4 ||

English translation of verse 1.4:

In the previous section called Brāhmaṇa the obligatory (and occasional) rites which cause the removal of sin, as well as the optional rites which give rise to fruits to be attained here and hereafter, have been told.

Notes:

The Upaniṣad does not form part of the ritual section (karma-kāṇḍa) of the Veda, and so there is the need to explain it separately. The ritual section of the Veda deals with obligatory, occasional, and optional rites. The different rites enjoined in the ritual section of the Veda are not intended to secure liberation. Since the theme of the Upaniṣad is different from that of the ritual section, there is the need to explain it separately.