Sacrifice, gift, penances, study, vow, observances, all these have destruction to their end. Of knowledge, there is no end.
इष्टं दत्तं तपोऽधीतं व्रतानि नियमाश्च ये। सर्वमेतद् विनाशान्तं ज्ञानस्यान्तो न विद्यते॥