By performing religious rites, one who wishes liberation becomes purified (from attachments, for these acts have for their object the purification of the soul, and at last acquires great splendour. By freeing oneself from acts, one acquires the highest end, viz., Brahma, which reigns Supreme over the reward which acts give.
आत्मादिभिः कर्मभिरिन्ध्यमानो धर्मे प्रवृत्तो द्युतिमान् सुखार्थी। परं हि तत् कर्मपथादपेतं निराशिषं ब्रह्मपरं ह्यवैति॥