Responsibility of the Brahmans

Meaning: The line of the Athervaved 3/19/3 express that - I, a Brahman, after achieving with my own efforts perfection in knowledge and with control over my mind will strive for the progress of my host. I will see to it that he does not turn towards wrong deeds and does not do away with others' interests.
Message: The responsibility is on the Brahman to keep and maintain a progressive society, to keep it full of bright and spiritually strong people and thus create a happy and prosperous atmosphere. One who knows and understands this, he is truly learned and dedicated to the society. Such people never show lethargy for regular study and religious discourses, are constantly engaged in austerities and spiritual-endeavor for the progress of the society and donate their knowledge to the society. To understand what is proper, after understanding it to search a path to achieve it, to go on that path with an attitude of austerity and spiritual-endeavor that is the proper path for making a true human being out of an ordinary man.
It is the duty of Brahmans that to follow this path, they adopt control of mind (or restraint of mind) and restraint of senses. Mental balance is extremely essential. People's activities increasingly tend towards immoral and wicked deeds and those trapped in these activities are not able to give them up easily. To explain to them and take them on the right path is an extremely difficult and laborious task. One will have to face the resistance of the ignorant and sometimes even beatings from them. In such situations, with patience, without anger or hurry, the learned ones should be constantly engaged in the propaganda and spread of good activities to promote morality.
They should constantly make efforts to make their knowledge more profound by meeting spiritually knowledgeable people and study. Just as a chameleon changes colors on seeing another chameleon, similarly there is an increase in 'sadgyan' (knowledge of morality, goodness, spirituality, simplicity etc) 'sadgun' (good qualities) and 'satpravruttu' (good beneficent activities). The learned persons are constantly absorbed in the endeavor for knowledge and become well-informed about the distortions of the human-society, the principles for creating a balanced-life, self knowledge (or self-realization) and spiritual knowledge. They understand very well the difference between proper learning and ignorance. Accumulating knowledge and giving its benefit to the society is called a realistic aim of life of a learned person. The learned ones must pay attention to regular study as well as giving lectures. That way, while increasing their own knowledge, they inspire those coming in their contact to walk on the path of truth.
These days most people make a false show of Brahmantva (i.e. being knowledgeable and religious) and everywhere they are seen encasing the 'religion' feelings of people. No one really benefits by that and on the contrary immoral atmosphere spreads more and more.
Actually, the Brahmans must give the knowledge of true spirituality to the people. Real spirituality lies in introspection to understand oneself, to know oneself, to think about personal mistakes and to try to achieve moral conduct. This is the characteristic of a real spiritually-inclined person.
Perversities are arising in the society because the Brahmans have forgotten their pious duties.