Kshatriya duties are the highest of all duties. Those eternal duties, regarded as the first in the world, include the protection of every creature. Themselves eternal, they bring on liberation.
सर्वधर्मपरं क्षात्रं लोकश्रेष्ठं सनातनम्। शश्वदक्षरपर्यन्तमक्षरं सर्वतोमुखम्॥