Hearing the question, king Vasu, without at all judging the merits of the arguments advanced on both sides, at once answered, saying, 'Sacrifices may be performed with any of the two kinds of objects ready.'
तच्छ्रुत्वा तु वसुस्तेषामविचार्य बलाबलम्। यथोपनीतैर्यष्टव्यमिति प्रोवाच पार्थिवः॥