# Vipra(s) [[sb/9/22/46-48#purport|SB 9.22.46-48]], [[sb/1/2/2#purport|SB 1.2.2]] * as astrologers, [[sb/1/12/29#purport|SB 1.12.29]] * brāhmaṇas compared with, [[sb/1/12/29#purport|SB 1.12.29]] * defined, [[sb/1/12/29#purport|SB 1.12.29]], [[sb/7/9/10#purport|SB 7.9.10]] * government supported, [[sb/1/12/32#purport|SB 1.12.32]] * need for, [[sb/1/12/29#purport|SB 1.12.29]] *See also:* Brāhmaṇas