That man who having acquired the sacred position of a Brahmana which is so difficult to acquire, disregards it and eats forbidden food, falls away from his high status.
ब्राह्मणत्वं शुभं प्राप्य दुर्लभं योऽवमन्यते। अभोज्यान्नानि चाश्नाति स द्विजत्वात् पतेत वै॥