The sceptre of royalty is held by him. Without the Kshatriya, O king, there can be no protection. The Brahmanas are highly blessed, for they are the gods of the very deities.
ब्राह्मणा हि महाभागा देवानामपि देवताः। तेषु राजन् प्रवर्तेत पूजया विधिपूर्वकम्॥