As long as a wish king, observant of the duties of his order, and shorn of pride, is desirous of listening to the advice of the Brahmana, so long is he respected and so long does he enjoy fame. The priest of the king, therefore, partakes, of the merit that the king acquires.
शुश्रूषुरनहंवादी क्षत्रधर्मव्रते स्थितः। तावता सत्कृतः प्राज्ञश्चिरं यशसि तिष्ठति॥ तस्य धर्मस्य सर्वस्य भागी राजपुरोहितः।