History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v3.c47.s2.4

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²²⁵⁹ Those called *gataśrī* perpetually maintain the three fires (Kāt. IV. 13. 5 and Āp. VI. 2. 12). They are a thoroughly learned brāhmaṇa, a victorious kṣatriya king and a vaiśya who is the leading man of his village. ‘गतश्रियस्तु सर्वेऽग्नयः सदा धार्यन्ते । त्रयो ह वै गतश्रियः शुश्रुवान् ब्राह्मणः क्षत्रियो विजयी राजा वैश्यो ग्रामणीरिति’ पद्धति in com. on Kāt. IV. 13. The word ‘gataśrī’ occurs in Tai. S. II. 5. 4. 4 and Śat. Br. I. 3. 5. 12. ‘त्रयो वै गतश्रियः शुश्रुवान् ग्रामणी राजन्यस्तेषां महेन्द्रो देवता’ तै. सं. II. 5. 4. 4. गतश्री is to be explained as ‘गता प्राप्ता श्रीर्येनासौ, गता श्रीर्यमिति वा’ com. on कात्या. IV. 13. 5.