What is called Brahmacharya is considered as the means of attaining to Brahma. That is the foremost of all religions. It is by the practice of that religion that one acquires the highest end.
यदिदं ब्रह्मणो रूपं ब्रह्मचर्यमिति स्मृतम्। परं तत् सर्वधर्मेभ्यस्तेन यान्ति परां गतिम्॥