The gods do not favour the undertakings of him who makes over a man stricken with fear, who has sought refuge with him, to his enemy. The offering made by such a weak-hearted person is refused by the gods and he loses the kingdom of heaven, as if shorn of all power.
मोघमन्नं विन्दति चाप्यचेताः स्वर्गाल्लोकाद् भ्रश्यति नष्टचेष्टः। भीतं प्रपन्नं प्रददाति यो वै न तस्य हव्यं प्रगतिगृह्णन्ति देवाः॥