Shloka 45
Bhīmasena’s Discourse on Kāla, Resolve, and the Feasibility of Ajñātavāsa (भीमसेनस्य कालोपदेशः)
चरन्तो मृगयां नित्यं शुद्धैर्बाणै्मगार्थिन: । पितृदैवतविप्रेभ्यो निर्वपन्तो यथाविधि,वे प्रतेदिन हिंसक पशुओंको मारनेके लिये शुद्ध (शास्त्रानुकूल) बाणोंद्वारा शिकार खेलते थे एवं शास्त्रकी विधिके अनुसार नित्य पितरों तथा देवताओंको अपना-अपना भाग देते थे अर्थात् नित्य श्राद्ध और नित्य होम करते थे
caranto mṛgayāṃ nityaṃ śuddhair bāṇair mṛgārthinaḥ | pitṛ-daivata-viprebhyo nirvapanto yathā-vidhi ||
Vaiśampāyana said: Ever engaged in the hunt, seeking game, they pursued it each day with pure—scripturally sanctioned—arrows. And, in accordance with the prescribed rites, they regularly made due offerings to the Fathers, the gods, and the Brahmins—thus maintaining daily śrāddha and daily homa even while living a life that involved violence toward animals.
वैशम्पायन उवाच