Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s2.248

v2.c4.s2.248

Brahma-carya denotes the condition of life of the Brahma-cārin¹ or religious student. The technical sense is first found in the last Maṇḍala of the Rigveda.² The practice of studentship doubtless developed, and was more strictly regulated by custom as time went on, but it is regularly assumed and discussed in the later Vedic literature, being obviously a necessary part of Vedic society.