History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v2.c20.183
History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v2.c20.183
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(14) Certain sacrifices could be performed only by brāhmaṇas. For example, the Sautrāmaṇī sacrifice and the sacrifices called sattras could be performed only by brāhmaṇas.³⁵² But it has to be noted that the Rājasūya sacrifice could performed only by kṣatriyas and that according to Jaimini VI. 6. 24–26 even brāhmaṇas of Bhṛgu, Śunaka and Vasiṣṭha gotras could not perform a sattra.