Shanti Parva 77.21
Rahular Itihasa / M. N. Dutt · Shanti Parva Chapter 77 · Verse 21
mahabharataved-vyasshanti-parva
Sanskrit Original
नाब्रह्मचारी भिक्षावाम्भिक्षुर्वाऽब्रह्मचर्यवान् अनृत्विजा हुतं नास्ति मामकान्तरमाविशः॥
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No one in my kingdom save a Brahmacharin begs his food, and no one who lives a mendicant's life desires to be a Brahmacharin. No one but a Ritwij pours libations (of clarified butter) upon the sacrificial fire. How then have you been able to possess my soul?