अहं क्रतुरहं यज्ञः स्वधाऽहमहमौषधम्। मंत्रोऽहमहमेवाज्यमहमग्निरहं हुतम्।।9.16।।
ahaṁ kratur ahaṁ yajñaḥ svadhāham aham auṣhadham mantro ’ham aham evājyam aham agnir ahaṁ hutam
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A Reading - Rantideb
Why: Krishna is the ritual, the sacrifice, the offering to ancestors, the herb, the sacred formula, the melted butter, the fire, and the oblation, listing many specific ritual components as expressions of the same underlying reality.
In life: the specific form a meaningful practice takes, ritual objects, particular words, specific gestures, matters less than what it's actually pointing toward underneath the form.
Teaching: don't get too attached to the specific form of a meaningful practice being exactly right, focus more on whether it's still pointing you toward its actual underlying purpose.