Manu Smriti - Hindu Online

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12.81. But with whatever disposition of mind (a man) forms any act, he reaps its result in a (future) body
endowed with the same quality.
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12.82. All the results, proceeding from actions, have been thus pointed out; learn (next) those acts which secure
supreme bliss to a Brahmana.
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12.83. Studying the Veda, (practising) austerities, (the acquisition of true) knowledge, the subjugation of the
organs, abstention from doing injury, and serving the Guru are the best means for attaining supreme bliss.
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12.84. (If you ask) whether among all these virtuous actions, (performed) here below, (there be) one which has
been declared more efficacious (than the rest) for securing supreme happiness to man,
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12.85. (The answer is that) the knowledge of the Soul is stated to be the most excellent among all of them; for
that is the first of all sciences, because immortality is gained through that.
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12.86. Among those six (kinds of) actions (enumerated) above, the performance of) the acts taught in the Veda
must ever be held to be most efficacious for ensuring happiness in this world and the next.
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12.87. For in the performance of the acts prescribed by the Veda all those (others) are fully comprised, (each) in
its turn in the several rules for the rites.
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12.88. The acts prescribed by the Veda are of two kinds, such as procure an increase of happiness and cause a
continuation (of mundane existence, pravritta), and such as ensure supreme bliss and cause a cessation (of
mundane existence, nivritta).
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12.89. Acts which secure (the fulfilment of) wishes in this world or in the next are called pravritta (such as
cause a continuation of mundane existence); but acts performed without any desire (for a reward), preceded by
(the acquisition) of (true) knowledge, are declared to be nivritta (such as cause the cessation of mundane
existence).
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