The most powerful great-grandfather Vasiṣṭha, after hearing these words of Manu, understood the discrepancy on the part of the priest. Thus he spoke as follows to the son of the sun-god.
Srimad Bhagavata Purana
श्रीमद्भागवतमहापुराणम्
मूल श्लोकः
तन्निशम्य वचस्तस्य भगवान् प्रपितामहः । होतुर्व्यतिक्रमं ज्ञात्वा बभाषे रविनन्दनम्
tanniśamya vacastasya bhagavān prapitāmahaḥ | hoturvyatikramaṃ jñātvā babhāṣe ravinandanam
SB 9.1.19