Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s2.452

v2.c4.s2.452

The sacrifice ensured, if properly performed, primarily the advantages of the sacrificer (yajamāna),¹¹³ but the priest shared in the profit, besides securing the Dakṣiṇās. Disputes between sacrificers and the priests were not rare, as in the case of Viśvantara and the Śyāparṇas,¹¹⁴ or Janamejaya and the Asitamṛgas;¹¹⁵ and the Aiṣāvīras are referred to as undesirable priests.¹¹⁶ Moreover, Viśvāmitra once held the post of Purohita to Sudās, but gave place to Vasiṣṭha.