There are men who maintain themselves by trading in living creatures. When they acquire a living by such a sinful trade, what scruples have they in selling dead carcasses? The goat is Agni. The sheep is Varuna. The horse is the Sun. Earth is the god Virat.
तानि जीवानि विक्रय का मृतेषु विचारणा। अजोऽग्निर्वरुणो मेषः सूर्योऽश्वः पृथिवी विराट्॥