________________ 188 Dr. Sharma felicittion Vol. 30. Cf my article" Sanika und scngin, Zum Verstandnis einer askese kritischen Erzahlung aus dem Mababharata" in: WZKS XXIII(1979), pp. 29-60. 31. It should be noted that in Manu 3.77 and 78 the three other asramas are taken together and thus opposed as one group to that of the housebolders. 32. I am, of course, aware of the fact that there is no lack of material testifying to the idea that Brahmins and Ksatriyas render certain services to each other. But statements about a/the mutual dependence of these two or any other group of two are still something distinctly different from the concept attested to in the Vivaraga, for this latter consists in recognizing such a dependence 1.,10 exist between cach varga taken by itself and all the other and 2. to bu the cause of sustentation of all the varoas taken together. In this connection it is perhaps useful to note that Raghavananda concludes his remarks on Manu 3.78 by explicitly stating: atraisam parasparopakarakati airasta, By the way, does the use of the concept paraspa ropakarata and the rather polemical nirasta indicate that Ragh avananda knew of the view of the mutual dependence of the vargas and asramas?