The Brahmanas, O king, who are highly blessed are older in respect of their origin than the departed manes, the deities human beings, the Snakes, and the Rakshasas.
पितॄणां देवतानां च मनुष्योरगरक्षसाम्। पुराप्येते महाभागा ब्राह्मणा वै जनाधिप॥