Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s4.964
Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s4.964
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v2.c4.s4.964
Yajñopavīta denotes the ‘wearing of the Brahminical thread over the left shoulder at the sacrifice,’ and is mentioned as early as the Taittirīya Brāhmaṇa.¹ Tilak,² however, urges that it was not originally a thread that was worn, but a garment of cloth (Vāsas) or of deerskin (Ajina). This seems quite probable.