Those who are conversant with the Rishis, the Yajus, and the Samans and who follow the practices of their order, are, O king, equal to the very gods.
ऋग्जयुःसामसम्पन्ना सर्वेषु कर्मस्ववस्थिताः। एते देवसमा राजन् ब्राह्मणानां भवन्त्युत॥