ब्रह्महत्याश्वमेधाभ्यामसंसक्तो न लिप्यते ।दूरस्थकान्तासंलीनमनाः कार्यैरिवाग्रगैः
In plain words
The unattached is not tainted alike by brahmahatyā or by aśvamedha -- as one whose mind is absorbed in a beloved far away remains untouched by the tasks immediately before him.