The abandonment of sacred rites, worships and the five daily sacrifices, after performing the same for some time is attended with a sin equal to that of the drinking wine.
पितृमातृपरित्यागः कूटसाक्ष्यं द्विजानृतम् ।। आमिषं शिवभक्तानामभक्ष्यस्य च भक्षणम् ।। ३३।।
Abandonment of parents is false testimony and a lie to the twice-born. It is the food of the devotees of Lord Śiva and the eating of what is not edible.