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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 7, Ch. 14]
Under the circumstances, the  śāstras  enjoin,  yajñaiḥ saṅkīrtana-prāyair yajanti hi sumedhasaḥ : in this age, those who are intellectual offer  yajña , or perform sacrifices, through the  saṅkīrtana  movement. Everyone should join the  saṅkīrtana  movement, offering to the fire of this movement the oblations of his knowledge and riches. In our  saṅkīrtana  movement, or Hare Kṛṣṇa movement, we offer sumptuous  prasāda  to the Deity and later distribute the same  prasāda  to the  brāhmaṇas , the Vaiṣṇavas and then to the people in general. Kṛṣṇa's  prasāda  is offered to the  brāhmaṇas  and Vaiṣṇavas, and the  prasāda  of the  brāhmaṇas  and Vaiṣṇavas is offered to the general populace. This kind of sacrifice—chanting of the Hare Kṛṣṇa  mantra  and distribution of  prasāda —is the most perfect and bona fide way of offering sacrifice for the pleasure of Yajña, or Viṣṇu.
TEXT 18
तस्माद् ब्राह्मणदेवेषु मर्त्यादिषु यथार्हतः । तैस्तैः कामैर्यजस्वैनं क्षेत्रज्ञं ब्राह्मणाननु ॥१८॥
tasmād brāhmaṇa-deveṣu martyādiṣu yathārhataḥ tais taiḥ kāmair yajasvainaṁ kṣetra-jñaṁ brāhmaṇān anu
tasmāt —therefore;  brāhmaṇa-deveṣu —through the  brāhmaṇas  and the demigods;  martya-ādiṣu —through ordinary human beings and other living entities;  yathā-arhataḥ —according to your ability;  taiḥ taiḥ —with all those;  kāmaiḥ —various objects of enjoyment such as sumptuous food, flower garlands, sandalwood paste, etc.;  yajasva —you should worship;  enam —this;  kṣetra-jñam —Supreme Lord situated in the hearts of all beings;  brāhmaṇān —the  brāhmaṇas ;  anu —after.
TRANSLATION
Therefore, my dear King, first offer prasāda unto the  brāhmaṇas  and the demigods, and after sumptuously feeding them you may distribute prasāda to other living entities according to your ability.