Shloka 49
The Brāhmaṇas’ Wives Blessed (Brāhmaṇa-patnī-prasāda) — Ritualism Humbled by Bhakti
देश: काल: पृथग्द्रव्यं मन्त्रतन्त्रर्त्विजोऽग्नय: । देवता यजमानश्च क्रतुर्धर्मश्च यन्मय: ॥ ४८ ॥ स एव भगवान् साक्षाद् विष्णुर्योगेश्वरेश्वर: । जातो यदुष्वित्याशृण्म ह्यपि मूढा न विद्महे ॥ ४९ ॥
deśaḥ kālaḥ pṛthag dravyaṁ mantra-tantrartvijo ’gnayaḥ devatā yajamānaś ca kratur dharmaś ca yan-mayaḥ
Alle Aspekte des Opfers — der günstige Ort und die Zeit, die verschiedenen Opfergaben, die vedischen Hymnen, die vorgeschriebenen Riten, die Priester und Opferfeuer, die Devas, der Opferherr, die Darbringung und die erlangten Früchte der Dharma — sind nichts als Manifestationen Seiner Herrlichkeiten. Und doch, obwohl wir gehört hatten, dass Viṣṇu selbst, der Herr der Herren des Yoga, in der Yadu-Dynastie geboren wurde, waren wir so töricht, Śrī Kṛṣṇa nicht als niemand anderen denn Ihn zu erkennen.
FAQs
This verse states that every component of sacrifice—time, place, priests, mantras, fires, deities, and the resulting merit—exists within and is pervaded by the Supreme Lord; thus yajña is ultimately meant for Him.
To establish that the Lord is the ultimate reality behind ritual religion, so external performance without recognizing Him misses the essence.
Whatever worship or duty one performs, one should consciously offer it to Bhagavān, remembering Him as the indwelling purpose and recipient rather than treating practice as mere formality.