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
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 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.