The penances, which had been of very great measure, of that Brahmana whose mind had cherished the desire of killing the deer, diminished greatly on account of that thought itself. The injuring of living creatures, therefore, is no part of sacrifice.
तस्य तेनानुभावेन मृगहिंसात्मनस्तदा। तपो महत्समुच्छिन्नं तसमाद्धिंसा न यज्ञिया।॥