To Bráhmans, as the laws ordain,
The Warrior caste were ever fain
The reverence due to pay;
And these the Vaiśyas' peaceful crowd,
Who trade and toil for gain, were proud
To honour and obey;
And all were by the Śúdras[70] served,
Who never from their duty swerved,
Their proper worship all addressed
To Bráhman, spirits, God, and guest.