An exception should be made, O Sire, in the case of a Brahmana, though he be addicted to all sorts of vices; for a Brahmana is the preceptor of all the other classes and he is allowed precedence in everything.
अन्यत्र ब्राह्मणात् तात सर्वपापेष्ववस्थितात्। गुरुर्हि सर्ववर्णानां ब्राह्मणः प्रसृताग्रभुक्॥