There is no duty higher than Truth. There is no one more worthy of respect than the mother. There is none more efficient than the Brahmana for conferring happiness both in this world and the next.
नास्ति सत्यात् परो धर्मो नास्ति मातृसमो गुरुः। ब्राह्मणेभ्यः परं नास्ति प्रेत्य चेह च भूतये॥