Markandeya said : Hear from me again of the great glory of the Brahmanas. We have heard that a royal sage Vainya by name was engaged in celebrating the horse-sacrifice and that Atri was prepared to go to him for alms. But at last actuated by religious motives he abandoned his desire for riches.
मार्कण्डेय उवाच भूय एव महाभाग्यं ब्राह्मणानां निबोध मे। वैन्यो नामेह राजर्षिरश्वमेधाय दीक्षितः॥ तमत्रिर्गन्तुमारेभे वित्तार्थमिति नः श्रुतम्। भूयोऽर्थं नानुरुध्यत् सधर्मव्यक्तिनिदर्शनात्॥