And the twice-born (Brahmanas) could by no means recite the Vedas. And O Janamejaya, the creatures inhabiting the entrails of the earth,
न वेदाः प्रतिभान्ति स्म द्विजातीनां कथंचन। अन्तर्भूमिगता ये च प्राणिनो जनमेजय॥