A History of Ancient Sanskrit Literature, so far as it illustrates the Primitive Religion of the Brahmans c6.155

c6.155

“Vasisṭha declares that it is wrong to follow the rules of another Sâkhâ. He says, ‘A wise person will certainly not perform the duties prescribed by another Sâkhâ; he that does is called a traitor to his Sâkhâ. Whosoever leaves the law of his Sâkhâ, and adopts that of another, he sinks into blind darkness, having degraded a sacred Ṛishi.’ And in another law-book it is said: ‘If a man gives up his own customs and performs others, whether out of ignorance or covetousness, he will fall and be destroyed.’ And again, in the Pariśishṭa of the Chhandogas: ‘A fool who ceases to follow his own Sâkhâ, wishing to adopt another one, his work will be in vain.’”