Immediately after the birth the calf sucks the mother's teat. (People feel distress) as soon as incantations are performed on their statues; the creatures, O Yudhishthira, deserve the character of their lives according to pristine actions.
यावद्गोस्तनपानाच्च यावच्छायोपसेवनात्। जन्तवः कर्मणा वृत्तिमाप्नुवन्ति युधिष्ठिर॥