Manusmriti

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वेदमेवाभ्यसेन्नित्यं यथाकालमतन्द्रितः । तं ह्यस्याहुः परं धर्ममुपधर्मोऽन्य उच्यते ॥ १४७ ॥

sanskrit

Let him, without tiring, daily mutter the Veda at the proper time; for they declare that to be one’s highest duty; (all) other (observances) are called secondary duties.

english translation

vedamevAbhyasennityaM yathAkAlamatandritaH | taM hyasyAhuH paraM dharmamupadharmo'nya ucyate || 147 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript