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1, 2, 3. STUDENTSHIP.
49ST 16. 'Even if many offences have been committedNIA. they recommend for the removal of the sin the Pavitreshti. For that (sacrifice) is a most excellent means of purification.'
17. Now they quote also the following verse): 'He who performs (by turns) in each season the Vaisvânari ishti), the Vrâtapati (ishti), and the Pavitreshti is freed from (all) sins.'
PRASNA I, ADHYAYA 2, KANDIKA 3. 1. The (term of the) studentship for (learning the) Veda, as kept by the ancients, (is) forty-eight years,
2. (Or) twenty-four (years), or twelve for each Veda,
3. Or at the least one year for each Kânda,
4. Or until (the Veda has been) learned; for life is uncertain.
5. A passage of the revealed texts declares,' Let him kindle the sacred fires while his hair is (still) black.'
17. Vasishtha XXII, 10. The meaning is that in each of the three seasons of the year, Grîshma, Varsha, Hemanta, one of the three sacrifices is to be offered.
3. 1. Âpastamba I, 1, 2, 12. Govindasvâmin gives four explanations of the adjective paurânam, 'kept by the ancients,' viz. 1. old, i. e. kept by the men of the Krita or Golden age; 2. revealed to and kept by the ancients, such as Manu; 3. found in the ancient, i. e. eternal Veda; 4. found in the known Itihâsas and Puranas.
2. Apastamba I, 1, 2, 14-16.
3. Each Kânda, i. e. each of the seven books of the Taittirîyasamhitâ.
4. Manu III, 1.
5. The object of the Satra is to prove that the period of studentship must not be protracted too long, lest the duty of offering the Srauta Agnihotra be neglected.
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