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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 3, Ch. 16]
The four  brāhmaṇa  sages stated that Kṛṣṇa is naturally the protector of the cows and  brāhmaṇas :  go-brāhmaṇa-hitāya ca . When Kṛṣṇa was on this planet, He set a practical example. He was a cowherd boy, and He was very respectful to the  brāhmaṇas  and devotees.
It is also affirmed herein that the  brāhmaṇas  are the best of the twice-born.  Brāhmaṇas ,  kṣatriyas  and  vaiśyas  are all twice-born, but the  brāhmaṇas  are the best. When there is a fight between two persons, each of them protects the upper part of his body—the head, the arms and the belly. Similarly, for the actual advancement of human civilization, the best part of the social body, namely the  brāhmaṇas , the  kṣatriyas  and  vaiśyas  (the intelligent class of men, the military class and the mercantile men) should be given special protection. Protection of the laborers should not be neglected, but special protection should be given to the upper orders. Of all classes of men, the  brāhmaṇas  and the Vaiṣṇavas should be given special protection. They should be worshiped. When their protection is performed, it is just like worshiping God. That is not exactly protection; it is a duty. One should worship the  brāhmaṇas  and Vaiṣṇavas by offering them all kinds of endowments and sweet words, and if one has no means to offer anything, he must at least use sweet words to pacify them. The Lord personally exhibited this behavior towards the Kumāras.
If this system is not introduced by the leaders, then human civilization will be lost. When there is no protection and special treatment for persons who are devotees of the Lord, who are highly intelligent in spiritual life, then the whole society is lost. The word  naṅkṣyati  indicates that such a civilization becomes spoiled and is annihilated. The kind of civilization recommended is called  deva-pathin ; which means the royal road of the demigods. Demigods are supposed to be fully fixed in devotional service or Kṛṣṇa consciousness; that is the auspicious path that should be protected. If the authorities or the leaders of society do not give special respect to the  brāhmaṇas  and Vaiṣṇavas and do not offer them not only sweet words but all facilities, then the path of progress will be lost to human civilization. The Lord personally wanted to teach this, and therefore He offered so much praise to the Kumāras.
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तचेऽनभीष्टमिव सच्चनिधेर्विधित्सोः
क्षेमं जनाय निजशक्तिभिरुद्धतारेः ।
नैतावता त्र्यधिपतेर्बत विश्वभर्तु-
स्त्रेजः क्षतं त्ववनतस्य स ते विनोदः ॥२४॥