Even this is what the foremost of all kings should do. Know this well, O chief of Bharata's race. The king should always adore with reverence all righteous Brahmanas possessed of Vedic learning.
कर्तव्यं पार्थिवेन्द्रेण तथैव भरतर्षभ। श्रोत्रियान् ब्राह्मणान् वृद्धान् नित्यमेवाभिपूजयेत्॥