The Religion and Philosophy of the Veda and Upanishads v1.c11.s5.8

v1.c11.s5.8

More certain are other points of divergence. The priests do not like phallus worshippers,¹ but this is probably rather a distinction between Aryan and non-Aryan views than between hieratic and popular, and, while they recognize, they seem unenthusiastic regarding the mad Muni² who drinks poison—presumably some drug—from the same cup as Rudra. In this case, however, we have rather the opposition of one esoteric view to another, that of the sacrificial priests against the Yogin.