Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 3
Sanskrit:
कथ्यतां मे पित: कोऽयं सम्भ्रमो व उपागत: । किं फलं कस्य वोद्देश: केन वा साध्यते मख: ॥ ३ ॥
ITRANS:
kathyatāṁ me pitaḥ ko ’yaṁsambhramo va upāgataḥkiṁ phalaṁ kasya voddeśaḥkena vā sādhyate makhaḥ
Translation:
[Lord Kṛṣṇa said:] My dear father, kindly explain to Me what this great endeavor of yours is all about. What is it meant to accomplish? If this is a ritual sacrifice, then for whose satisfaction is it intended and by what means is it going to be executed?