Shanti Parva 68.21
Rahular Itihasa / M. N. Dutt · Shanti Parva Chapter 68 · Verse 21
mahabharataved-vyasshanti-parva
Sanskrit Original
ब्राह्मणाश्चतुरो वेदान् नाधीयोरंस्तपस्विनः। विद्यास्नाता व्रतस्नाता यदि राजा न पालयेत्॥
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In the absence of king's protection Brahmanas would never study the four Vedas or practise austerities or be purified by knowledge and rigid vows.