Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s2.408

v2.c4.s2.408

7. *Brahminical Studies.*—The aim of the priest is to obtain pre-eminence in sacred knowledge (*brahma-varcasam*), as is stated in numerous passages of Vedic literature.⁶⁹ Such distinction is not indeed confined to the Brahmin: the king has it also, but it is not really in a special manner appropriate to the Kṣatriya.⁷⁰ Many ritual acts are specified as leading to Brahmavarcasa,⁷¹ but more stress is laid on the study of the sacred texts: the importance of such study is repeatedly insisted upon.⁷²