Having said these words to his friends and embraced them all, the intelligent Bhishma once more addressed Yudhishthira, saying, "O king, worship all Brahmanas, especially those who are gifted with wisdom, them who are preceptors, those who are priests capable of assisting at sacrifices.
इत्युक्त्वा सुहृदः सर्वान् सम्परिष्वज्य चैव हा पुनरेवाब्रवीद् धीमान् युधिष्ठिरमिदं वचः॥ ब्राह्मणाश्चैव ते नित्यं प्राज्ञाश्चैव विशेषतः। आचार्या ऋत्विजश्चैव पूजनीया जनाधिप॥