Indeed, O king, that order of birth (viz., humanity) is the foremost, since by becoming a human being one succeeds in rescuing his self by meritorious acts.
इयं हि योनिः प्रथमा यां प्राप्य जगतीपते। आत्मा वै शक्यते त्रातुं कर्मभिः शुभलक्षणैः॥