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
供犠のあらゆる要素――吉祥なる場所と時、種々の供物、ヴェーダの聖句、定められた儀軌、祭司と祭火、神々、施主、供犠そのもの、そして得られるダルマの果――それらはすべて主の威徳の顕現にほかならない。しかも、ヨーガの主たちの主であるヴィシュヌがヤドゥ族に生まれたと聞いていながら、私たちは愚かにも、シュリー・クリシュナこそその御方であると見抜けなかった。
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.