They are the path or road along which all should go. They are the guides of all. They are the eternal upholders of all the sacrifices. They always upholds the heavy loads of fathers and grandfathers.
पन्थानः सर्वनेतारो यशवाहाः सनातनाः। पितृपैतामहीं गुर्वीमुद्वहन्ति धुरं सदा॥