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Śatapatha BrāhmaṇaCh. 10.5.4, v. 16
A · Canonical text

विद्यया तद् आरोहन्ति यत्र कामाः परागताः। न तत्र दक्षिणा यन्ति नाविद्वांसस्तपस्विनः॥

vidyayā tad ārohanti yatra kāmāḥ parāgatāḥ | na tatra dakṣiṇā yanti nāvidvāṃsas tapasvinaḥ ||

Translation:By knowledge they ascend to where desires have passed away. Neither sacrificial fees nor unlearned ascetics go there.
Note: Often cited for the standing of knowledge above the mere performance of a rite. It is quoted here as the spirit in which these tutorials are written: work the reasoning, and do not take a rule on trust.

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