The Kshatriya should protect all pious Brahmanas as a father protects his sons. He should always look after the houses of the Brahmanas for finding out that the means of subsistence may not be wanting.
पितेव पुत्रान् रक्षेथा ब्राह्मणान् धर्मचेतसः। गृहे चैषामवेक्षेथाः किंस्विदस्तीति जीवनम्॥