O foremost of twice-born ones, they who acquire a knowledge of the rules of morality and righteousness, and who observe those rules in practice, acquire joy, while they who deviate from the path or righteousness are afflicted by anxieties and sorrow.
ये धर्म चानुरुद्ध्यन्ते धर्मज्ञा द्विजसत्तम। ये ह्यतो विच्युता मार्गात् ते हृष्यन्त्युद्विजन्ति च॥