By procreating children, by gaining a knowledge of the Vedas, and by celebrating sacrifices, a Brahmana satisfies the three debts he owes. He should then enter the other inodes of life, having purified himself by his acts.
प्रजावाश्रोत्रियो यज्वा मुक्त एव ऋणैस्त्रिभिः। अथान्यानाश्रमान् पश्चात् पूतो गच्छेत कर्मभिः॥