Assuming the form of a golden bird, Indra addressed them, saying,-What is done by persons who eat the residue of a Sacrifice is the most difficult of acts that men can perform.
तानाबभाषे भगवान् पक्षी भूत्वा हिरण्मयः। सुदुष्करं मनुष्यैश्च यत् कृतं विघसाशिभिः॥