Hence, guided by authority one conversant (with the scriptures) should practise the true course of duty which is highly subtile. Harmlessness to all creatures is the highest of all duties.
तस्मात् प्रमाणत: कार्यो धर्मः सूक्ष्मो विजानता। अहिंसा सर्वभूतेभ्यो धर्मेभ्यो ज्यायसी मता॥