Those who are proud of their virtuous acts acquire the merit of having performed sacrificial ceremonies-such blessed persons freed from this world go to heaven, the abode of the gods.
येषां धर्मे च विस्पर्धा तेषां तज्ज्ञानसाधनम्। ते ब्राह्मणा इतो मुक्ताः स्वर्ग यान्ति त्रिविष्टपम्॥