As the deer and boars and birds cannot attain to heaven, even so those Kshatriyas who are not shorn of prowess cannot attain to heaven by leading only a forest life. They should acquire religious merit by other means.
नेमे मृगाः स्वर्गजितो न वराहा न पक्षिणः। अथान्येन प्रकारेण पुण्यमाहुर्न तं जनाः॥