Shamatha

A learned brahmana named Shamatha, bound by vows and celibacy, begins to speak about Gaya, the son of Amurtarayas. He describes a sacrifice so vast that mountains of food were piled high, rivers of ghee and curd flowed freely, and the chanting of satisfied brahmanas rose to fill the heavens — leaving the gods so contented they would never accept offerings from anyone else again.