Book Title: Agarchand Nahta Abhinandan Granth Part 2
Author(s): Dashrath Sharma
Publisher: Agarchand Nahta Abhinandan Granth Prakashan Samiti
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be selected from among the Kaśya pas, Bharadvājas, Bhrgus Angirases. One authority says that Hoty should be a descendant of Viśvāmitra.
A tarpana should be made to Viśvāmitra after daily bath according to the VaiGS and VaiDS.2 In connection with the upakarana-visarjana, Viśvāmitra is prayed. 3
The MiDa mentions that because a Vaišvāmitra should necessarily be a Hot priest, therefore, the descendants of Bhrgu, Sunaka and Vasiştha do not have the right to be appointed as HotỊ priests.
Thus, it can be said in conclusion, that the Viśvāmitra family is one of the most important families of ancient India. There were several gotras and pravaras among the Viśvāmitras. It has been prescribed in the Kalpasūtras that a descendant of Viśvāmitra should officiate as Hotr priest in the sacrifices. Some of the gotras and pravaras of Viśvāmitra pravara system are followed among the Brāhmaṇa families of the present day India also. For instance the surname 'Kausika' is applied by some of north Indian Brāhmaṇas.
Abbreviations AB
Aitareya Brāhmana. ĀgGS Āgniveśya Ghya Sūtra. ADÁS Apastamba Srauta Sūtra. AŚŚs Āśvalayana Sgauta Sūtra. Bauss Baudhayana Srauta Sutra. Bauss (p) Baudhayana Srauta Sutra (pravara-Khanda) Hirss Hiranyakest Šrauta Sutra. Mass Manava Srauta Sūtra. MiDa Mimaisa Darsana. SSS
Sankhayana Srauta Sutra. TMB Tandya Maha Brahmani. VaiDS
Vaikhānasa Dharma Sutra. VaiGS Vaikhanasa Greya Sutra.
1. ĀDÁS. XXII. 20. 2, ĀŠŚS X. 2. 25, HirŚS XVII. 7. 12. 2. Vaiss XII. 1. 3. VaiGS I. 4, VaiDS II. 13. 4. BhGS, III. 10. 5, MiDa VI. 6. 26. * I am grateful to Dr, V. G. Rahurkar, my supervisor, for useful suggestions in
writing this paper.
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