By destruction of the wealth of the celestials, stealing the wealth of Brahmana and by the transgression of conduct of them, persons belonging to the high family comes into a low category.
देवद्रव्यविनाशेन ब्रह्मस्वहरणेन च। कुलान्यकुलतां यान्ति ब्राह्मणातिक्रमेण च॥