Shanti Parva 291.5
Rahular Itihasa / M. N. Dutt · Shanti Parva Chapter 291 · Verse 5
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Sanskrit Original
वर्णोत्कर्षमवाप्नोति नरः पुण्येन कर्मणा। दुर्लभं तमलब्ध्वा हि हन्यात् पापेन कर्मणा॥
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Man attains to a superior colour by pious deeds. Unable to acquire a superior colour for such acquisition is highly difficult, a person, by doing sinful deeds only kills himself.