Explaining exactly why indirect worship fails, Krishna provides the foundational reason. He states: I alone (ahaṃ hi) am the ultimate enjoyer (bhoktā) and the supreme master or lord (prabhur eva ca) of all sacrifices and rituals (sarva-yajñānāṃ). However, because these indirect worshippers do not truly comprehend or recognize Me (na tu mām abhijānanti) in truth and reality (tattvena), they therefore (ataś) fall down (cyavanti te) back into material existence.