Likewise, persons endued with ascetic merit, devoted to study of the Vedas, practising charity and frequently celebrating sacrifices. cannot escape the hands of decrepitude and death.
तथैव तपसोपेताः स्वाध्यायाभ्यसने रताः। दातारो यज्ञशीलाश्च न तरन्ति जरान्तकौ॥