Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s2.365

v2.c4.s2.365

The Brahmin’s proper food is the Soma,³¹ not Surā³² or Parisrut,³³ and he is forbidden to eat certain forms of flesh.³⁴ On the other hand, he alone is allowed to eat the remains of the sacrifice,³⁵ for no one else is sufficiently holy to consume food which the gods have eaten. Moreover, though he cannot be a physician,³⁶ he helps the physician by being beside him while he exercises his art.³⁷ His wife 38 and his cow 39 are both sacred.