Tribes in Ancient India c51.14

c51.14

The *Jātaka* stories, too, refer to sacrifices performed by the Videhan kings, saying that goats were sacrificed in the name of religion.¹ We are told in the *Purāṇas* that Nimi, Ikṣvāku’s son, performed a sacrifice for a thousand years, with the help of Vaśiṣṭha who had previously officiated as high-priest at a certain Yajña performed by Indra.²