Sacrifices have the Brahmanas for their progenitor, and truly they depend upon the Brahmanas. The whole universe depends upon sacrifices, and sacrifice depends upon the universe.
ब्राह्मणप्रभवो यज्ञो ब्राह्मणार्पण एव च। अनुयज्ञं जगत् सर्वं यज्ञश्चानुजगत् सदा॥