Then, for ruling the Earth and holding the rod of punishment and protecting all creatures, the second order, viz., the Kshatriya was created.
अतः पृथिव्या यन्तारं क्षत्रियं दण्डधारिणम्। द्वितीयं वर्णमकरोत् प्रजानामनुगुप्तये॥