Shiva Purana

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अग्निष्टोमीयमिति या भ्रामिका साऽसतामिह ।। न सा प्रमाणं ज्ञातॄणां पश्वालंभनकारिका ।। ३२ ।।

The Vedic text encouraging slaughter of animals cannot be held authoritative by the learned. To say that violence is allowed in Agniṣṭoma is an erroneous view of the wicked.

english translation

agniSTomIyamiti yA bhrAmikA sA'satAmiha || na sA pramANaM jJAtRRNAM pazvAlaMbhanakArikA || 32 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript