The sacrifices in honour of the celestials, Rishis and Pitris were performed but no creature was sinfully deprived of its life.
देवर्षिपितृयज्ञार्थमारभ्यन्त तदा क्रियाः। न चाधर्मेण केषांचित् प्राणिनामभवद् वधः॥