O respectful brāhmaṇas, as far as I am concerned, no one is equal or superior to the brāhmaṇas in this world. I do not find anyone comparable to them. When people know My motive, after performing rituals according to the Vedic principles they offer food to Me with faith and love through the mouth of a brāhmaṇa. When food is thus offered unto Me, I eat it with full satisfaction. Indeed, I derive more pleasure from food offered in that way than from the food offered in the sacrificial fire.
Srimad Bhagavata Purana
श्रीमद्भागवतमहापुराणम्
मूल श्लोकः
न ब्राह्मणैस्तुलये भूतमन्य- त्पश्यामि विप्राः किमतः परं तु । यस्मिन् नृभिः प्रहुतं श्रद्धयाह- मश्नामि कामं न तथाग्निहोत्रे
na brāhmaṇaistulaye bhūtamanya- tpaśyāmi viprāḥ kimataḥ paraṃ tu | yasmin nṛbhiḥ prahutaṃ śraddhayāha- maśnāmi kāmaṃ na tathāgnihotre
SB 5.5.23