Manusmriti
दूषितोऽपि चरेद् धर्मं यत्र तत्राश्रमे रतः । समः सर्वेषु भूतेषु न लिङ्गं धर्मकारणम् ॥ ६६ ॥
To whatever order he may be attached, let him, though blemished (by a want of the external marks), fulfil his duty, equal-minded towards all creatures; (for) the external mark (of the order) is not the cause of (the acquisition of) merit.
english translation
dUSito'pi cared dharmaM yatra tatrAzrame rataH । samaH sarveSu bhUteSu na liGgaM dharmakAraNam ॥ 66 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptदूषितोऽपि चरेद् धर्मं यत्र तत्राश्रमे रतः । समः सर्वेषु भूतेषु न लिङ्गं धर्मकारणम् ॥ ६६ ॥
To whatever order he may be attached, let him, though blemished (by a want of the external marks), fulfil his duty, equal-minded towards all creatures; (for) the external mark (of the order) is not the cause of (the acquisition of) merit.
english translation
dUSito'pi cared dharmaM yatra tatrAzrame rataH । samaH sarveSu bhUteSu na liGgaM dharmakAraNam ॥ 66 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript