History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v3.c41.9

v3.c41.9

Upākarma is to be done by brahmacārins, by householders and also by vānaprasthas (forest hermits). The teacher does it in the company of his pupils whether they be brahmacārins or not and performs the homa in his own gṛhya fire, as the Pār. gṛ. II. 10 says. Karka the com. of Pār. gṛ. states that if the ācārya has no pupils then he has no *adhikāra* (right or eligibility) to perform the upākarma in the gṛhya fire, while Harihara says that the practice of performing upākarma in the ordinary domestic fire in the company of a Veda student is based on no authority, but is a mere usage.¹⁹²⁵