Naimiṣa-satra Praśna–Prativacana
The Sages’ Questions at Naimiṣa and Sūta’s Reply
नैव यज्ञहरा दैत्या नैव वाजमुखास्त्रिणः / प्रायश्चित्तं दरिद्रं च न तत्र समजायत
naiva yajñaharā daityā naiva vājamukhāstriṇaḥ / prāyaścittaṃ daridraṃ ca na tatra samajāyata
There were no daityas who stole the sacrifice, nor any bearers of Vājamukha weapons; neither expiation nor poverty arose there.