अग्निनिचयः (Agninichaya) / The Accumulation of Sacred Fire & the Classification of Pitṛs by Time-Order
जात्यन्तरगतस्यापि भवितस्य शुभाशुभैः / ख्यातिं न मुञ्चते जन्तुस्तन्न कार्यं विपश्चिता
jātyantaragatasyāpi bhavitasya śubhāśubhaiḥ / khyātiṃ na muñcate jantustanna kāryaṃ vipaścitā
Even if one is born into another caste, through the auspicious and inauspicious fruits of karma a being does not relinquish its repute; therefore the wise should not act in such a way.