The man whose heart is without holiness suffers torture by undergoing penances only being ignorant of their meaning. He is never freed from sins of such acts. The fire he worships does not consume his sins.
अज्ञातं कर्म कृत्वा च क्लेशो नान्यत् प्रहीयते। नाग्निर्दहति कर्माणि भावशून्यस्य देहिनः॥