Having performed only various sorts or religious rights and various sacrifices completed with sacrificial presents, one does not gain the dignity of a Brahmana if he is devoid of mercy and has not renounced desire.
इष्टीश्च विविधाः प्राप्य ऋतूंश्चैवाप्तदक्षिणान्। प्राप्नोति नैव ब्राह्मण्यमविधानात् कथंचन॥ कल्पते॥