O foremost of the twice-born, O Brahmanas, I am always diligent in always waiting upon them. The parents, the sacred, fire, the soul, the preceptor, these five. O foremost of Brahmanas deserve the highest worship from a person who seeks prosperity. By properly serving them, one acquires the merit of perpetually keeping up the sacred fires. It is the eternal and invariable duty of all who lead domestic life.
धर्ममेव गुरुं ज्ञात्वा करोमि द्विजसत्तम। अतन्द्रितः सदा विप्र शुश्रूषां वै करोम्यहम्॥ पञ्चैव गुरवो ब्रह्मन् पुरुषस्य बुभूषतः। पिता माताग्निरात्मा च गुस्च द्विजसत्तम॥ एतेषु यस्तु वर्तेत सम्यगेव द्विजोत्तम। भवेयुरग्नयस्तस्य परिचीर्णास्तु नित्यशः। गार्हस्थ्ये वर्तमानस्य एष धर्मः सनातनः॥