There is no duty superior to the duty of not injuring other creatures. He whom, 0 great ascetic, no creature fears in the least, does not himself fear any creatures.
न भूतानामहिंसाया ज्यायान् धर्मोऽस्ति कश्चन। यस्मानोद्विजते भूतं जातु किंचित् कथंचन। सोऽभयं सर्वभूतेभ्यः सम्प्राप्नोति महामुने॥