The lord said: One who performs the rites laid down for him is always my favourite. In the evening and in the morning he shall practise worship with a delighted mind. He shall begin the rite, clean in mind and body before sunrise and before sunset and perform it duly. A brahmin shall not transgress Sandhya due to lust, delusion, fear or covetousness. Since by giving up Sandhya prayers, the brahmin falls off from the status of brahminhood.