Shiva Purana

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आर्तवत्स तु तं वत्सं प्रतिजग्राह वै द्विजः।। मिथ्योपचारतः पापमभूत्तेषां च गोघ्नताम् ।। २१।।

sanskrit

The sage accepted the calf with great distress. The killers of the cow became sinful by their false reverence and service.

english translation

Artavatsa tu taM vatsaM pratijagrAha vai dvijaH|| mithyopacArataH pApamabhUtteSAM ca goghnatAm || 21||

hk transliteration by Sanscript