This is the high Religion which wise men esteem very highly. The vital airs of other creatures are as dear to them as those of his own self.
एवं वै परमं धर्मे प्रशंसन्ति मनीषिणः। प्राणा यथाऽऽत्मनोऽभीष्टा भूतानामपि वै तथा॥