Markandeya said: By Japa, by Mantras by Homa and by the study of the Vedas, they (Brahmanas) build a Veda boat and with it they save others as well as themselves.
मार्कण्डेय उवाच जपैर्मन्त्रैश्च होमैश्च स्वाध्यायाध्ययनेन च। नावं वेदमयीं कृत्वा तारयन्ति तरन्ति च॥