Bhishma said The protection of all creatures is considered the highest duty of the Kshatriya. Listen now to me, o king, as to how the duty of protection to be performed.
भीष्म उवाच रक्षणं सर्वभूतानामिति क्षात्रं परं मतम्। तद् यथा रक्षणं कुर्यात् तथा शृणु महीपते॥