Renunciation, however, is considered as the best of penances. A Brahmana should always abstain from food, and observe the vow of celibacy.
त्यागस्य चापि सम्पत्तिः शिष्यते तप उत्तमम्। सदोपवासी च भवेद् ब्रह्मचारी तथैव च।॥