Vashishtha said The sacred fire of this person is not like ours, for while he is able to pour libations on it, morning and evening, none of us can do the same. It is therefore that we see both him and his dog so well-formed.
वसिष्ठ उवाच नैतस्येह यथास्माकमग्निहोत्रमनिर्हतम्। सायं प्रातश्च होतव्यं तेन पीवाञ्छुना सह॥