Shloka 26
राजधर्मप्रश्नः — Yudhiṣṭhira’s Inquiry into Rājadharma (Śānti-parva 56)
एवं कृत्वा महाराज नमस्या एव ते द्विजा: । भीम ब्रह्म द्विजश्रेष्ठा धारयन्ति समर्चिता:
evaṁ kṛtvā mahārāja namasyā eva te dvijāḥ | bhūmi-brahma dvijaśreṣṭhā dhārayanti samarcitāḥ ||
毗湿摩说道：“因此，噢，大王！明白此理之后，你当恒常恭敬礼拜二次生者（婆罗门）。因为那些最胜的婆罗门，若得如法尊奉，便能护持‘大地之梵’——即《吠陀》——从而维系道德与灵性的秩序。”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
A king should consistently honor and salute brahmins, because when respected they preserve and transmit the Veda—seen here as the sustaining spiritual authority within society—thereby supporting dharma.
In the Śānti Parva’s instruction on dharma after the war, Bhīṣma addresses the king and urges a policy of reverence toward brahmins, grounding it in their role as bearers of Vedic knowledge and moral order.