Srimad Bhagavatam — Dashama Skandha, Shloka 48
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
祭祀的一切要素——吉祥的处所与时辰、种种供具、吠陀圣咒、规定的仪轨、祭司与祭火、诸天、施祭者、祭献以及所得的法德之果——无不只是他威德的显现。可即便我们听闻：至上人格神、瑜伽诸主之主——毗湿奴已降生于夜度族，我们这些愚人仍未认出圣克里希纳正是他本人。
FAQs
This verse teaches that every component of yajña—time, place, mantras, priests, fires, deities, the sponsor, and the resulting dharma—exists within and is pervaded by the Supreme Lord; thus sacrifice is meaningful only in relation to Him.
They were requesting food for Krishna and Balarama and reminded the ritualistic brāhmaṇas that the true purpose of sacrifice is to please the Supreme Lord, not merely to perform external rites.
It encourages offering one’s work, worship, and daily duties to God in devotion—seeing rituals, responsibilities, and results as meant for the Lord rather than for ego or social prestige.