Having thus thought in his mind, he spoke to one of his disciples after full one month had passed away. “O Atreya, go and ask the king what he had done with the Vami horses. He should return them to your preceptor. He went to the king and spoke to him as instructed. Thereupon the king replied, “These two horses deserve (only) to be possessed by kings. The Brahmanas do not deserve to possess jewels of such value. What business have Brahmanas with horses? Go back with contentment."
स मनसा विचिन्त्य मासि पूर्णे शिष्यमब्रवीत्॥ गच्छात्रेय राजानं ब्रूहि यदि पर्याप्तं निर्यातयोपाध्यायवाम्याविति। स गत्वैवं तं राजानमब्रवीत् तं राजा प्रत्युवाच राज्ञामेतद्वाहनमनर्हा ब्राह्मणा रत्नानामेवंविधानां किं ब्राह्मणानामश्वैः कार्यं साधु गम्यताम्॥