My elder brother has taken away by force from me all my houschold articles and mystical gods, and sacrificing clients, and has now left to me only this physical body of mine, and, O son of Avikshit, as he deserves all respect from me, I cannot by any means officiate at you sacrifice, unless he permits me.
गार्हस्थ्यं चैव याज्याश्च सर्वा गृह्याश्च देवताः। पूर्वजेन ममाक्षिप्तं शरीरं वर्जितं त्विदम्॥ नाहं तेनाननुज्ञातस्त्वामाविक्षित कर्हिचित्। याजयेयं कथंचिद् वै स हि पूज्यतमो मम॥