Hindu Administrative Institutions c6.s4.30

c6.s4.30

quies and rites. The disabled and the old must be protected. Again the Sudra can perform yajñas called पाकयज्ञ.¹ If he is poor and cannot find the wherewithal to do the yajña, and if he sticks to his svadharma he is entitled to a share of the spiritual benefits accruing from the performance of yajñas by the other three classes. The discussion ends with a thought-provoking stanza² which says: