Seeing that cow tied for slaughter, Kapila of liberal soul, ever following Sattvika duties, always engaged in controlling his senses, endued with true knowledge, and sparing in diet, having gained an excellent understanding that was characterised by faith, perfectly fearless, beneficial, firm, and ever directed towards truth, uttered-Alas, ye Vedas!-At that time a Rishi by name Syumarashmi, entering the form of that cow, addressed the Yati Kapila, saying,-Silence, O Kapila! If the Vedas are censurable, whence have those other duties come to regarded as authoritative.
तां नियुक्तामदीनात्मा सत्त्वस्थः संयमे रतः। ज्ञानवान् नियताहारो ददर्श कपिलस्तथा॥ स बुद्धिमुत्तमां प्राप्तो नैष्ठिकीमकुतोभयाम्। सतीमशिथिला सत्यां वेदा इत्यब्रवीत् सकृत्॥ तां गाषिः स्यूमरश्मिः प्रविश्य यतिमब्रवीत्। हंहो वेदा यदि मता धर्माः केनापरे मताः॥