Mahabharata 13.47.42
ब्राह्मणा हि महाभागा देवानामपि देवताःतेषु राजा प्रवर्तेत पूजया विधिपूर्वकम्
brāhmaṇā hi mahābhāgā devānāmapi devatāḥteṣu rājā pravarteta pūjayā vidhipūrvakam
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