Many persons of faith, O twice-born one, who hanker after wealth, without having understood the true meaning of the sayings of the Shrutis, and proclaiming things that are in sooth false but that have the show of truth, have introduced many sorts of Sacrifices,
लुब्धैर्वित्तपरैर्ब्रह्मन् नास्तिकैः सम्प्रवर्तितम्। वेदवादानविज्ञाय सत्याभासमिवानृतम्॥