Whatever good acts such a person does between the day of his birth and that of his death, O Bharata, whatever libations he pours on the sacrificial fire, whatever gifts he makes, o chief of Bharata's race, and whatever penances he performs, all becomes useless.
यां रात्रिं जायते जीवां यां रात्रिं च विनश्यति। एतस्मिन्नन्तरे यद् यत् सुकृतं तस्य भारत।॥ यच्च तस्य हतं किंचिद् दत्तं वा भरतर्षभ। तपस्तप्तमथो वापि सर्वं तस्योपहन्यते॥