And filled with grief on account of this drought, the king will call about him Vedaaccomplished Brāhmaṇas, and speak to them, saying, You are conversant with the Vedic ritual and the social duties. Do therefore, tell me how to expiate for this evil.
अनावृष्टयां तु वृत्तायां राजा दुःखसमन्वितः॥ ब्राह्मणाञ्छ्रुतसंवृद्धान् समानीय प्रवक्ष्यति। भवन्तः श्रुतकर्माणो लोकचारित्रवेदिनः॥ समादिशन्तु नियमं प्रायश्चित्तं यथा भवेत्।