The firmness of a Kshatriya consists in the protection he gives to others. The firmness of a Brahmana consists in his refusal to beg. The Brahmana endued with steadiness and learning and contentment gladdens the celestials.
क्षत्रियो रक्षणधृतिर्ब्राह्मणोऽनर्थनाधृतिः। ब्राह्मणो धृतिमान् विद्वान् देवान् प्रीणाति तुष्टिमान्॥३