And since those little-witted men live by abandoning the eternal paths of the gods, of the Rishis, and of Brahma, therefore, they attain to paths disapproved of by the Shrutis.
देववंशान् पितृवंशान् ब्रह्मवंशांश्च शाश्वतान्। संत्यज्य मूढा वर्तन्ते ततो यान्त्यश्रुतीपथम्॥