Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 1 Chapter 8 Text 52
Srimad Bhagavatam
Canto 1 Chapter 8 Text 52
yatha pankena pankambhah
suraya va surakrtam
bhuta-hatyam tathaivaikam
na yajnair marstum arhati
suraya va surakrtam
bhuta-hatyam tathaivaikam
na yajnair marstum arhati
TRANSLATION
As it is not possible to filter muddy water through mud, or purify a wine-stained pot with wine, it is not possible to counteract the killing of men by sacrificing animals.