Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s2.215
Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s2.215
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v2.c4.s2.215
Bṛhaspati-sava is the name of a sacrifice by which, according to the Taittirīya Brāhmaṇa,¹ the priest who desired to become a Purohita obtained that office. According to the Āśvalāyana Śrauta Sūtra,² it was the sacrifice to be performed by a priest after the Vājapeya, while the king performed the Rājasūya. In the Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa,³ on the other hand, the Bṛhaspati-sava is identified with the Vājapeya; but such identity is clearly not primitive.⁴