Excluding all animals, the rice-ball is a worthy offering in sacrifices. All rivers are as sacred as the Sarasvati, and all mountains are sacred.
पुरोडाशो हि सर्वेषां पशूनां मध्य उच्यते। सर्वा नद्यः सरस्वत्यः सर्वे पुण्या: शिलोच्चयाः॥