ABSTRACT
THEKshatriyareadstheVedaandlearnsit,butdoes notteachit.Heofferstothefireandactsaccording totherulesofthePura1~as.Inplaceswhere,aswe havementioned(v.p.I35),atableclothisprepared foreating,hemakesitangular.Herulesthepeople anddefendsthem,forheiscreatedforthistask.He girdshimselfwithasinglecordofthethreefoldyajnopa1i'ita,andasingleothercordofcotton.Thistakes placeafterhehasfinishedthetwelfthyearofhislife.
