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विप्रा मन्त्रविदो युक्तास् तैर्याः प्रोक्तास्तथाशिषः ।
ता निष्फला भविष्यन्ति न कदाचिदपि स्फुटम् ॥ १७ ॥
 
vipra mantra-vido yuktas
tair yah proktas tathasisah
ta nisphala bhavisyanti
na kadacid api sphutam
viprah-the brahmanas; mantra-vidah-completely expert in chanting the Vedic hymns; yuktah-perfect mystic yogis; taih-by them; yah-whatsoever; proktah-was spoken; tatha-becomes just so; asisah-all blessings; tah-such words; nisphalah-useless, without fruit; bhavisyanti na-never will become; kadacit-at any time; api-indeed; sphutam-always factual, as it is.