Ancient Indian Historical Tradition c29.173

c29.173

When Ayodhyā was conquered, the foreign tribes settled down in the country. They were kṣatriyas, had the ministrations of brahmans and observed brahmanic rites.⁶ Hence the then Vasiṣṭha, Atharvanidhi I Āpava (p. 207), maintained his position as the great priest of Ayodhyā among them. So the kingdom remained for more than twenty years till Sagara attained manhood.