If there were no Brahmana gifted with Vedic learning and good conduct for accepting gifts, the wealth possessed by rich men would be useless.
ब्राह्मणश्चेन्न विन्देत श्रुतवृत्तोपसंहितः। प्रतिग्रहीता दानस्य मोघं स्याद् धनिनां धनम्॥