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6 Duties of a Bhrahmana


Manu Smirti is what all Smarthas and all other Brahmanas follow! Yagna rakshanam is an integral part of the life of a Brahmana!

adhyApanamadhyayanaM yajanaM yAjanaM tathA |

dAnaM pratigrahaM chaiva brAhmaNAnAmakalpayat || 1\.88||

Six duties of a Brahamana are :

  1. Adhyaapanam - Teaching Vedas
  2. Adhyayanam - Learning vedas
  3. Yajanam - Performing Yagnas
  4. Yaajanam - Leading / Officiating Yagnas
  5. Daanam - Giving gifts (in a yagna)
  6. Pratigraham - Taking gifts (in a yagna)

Thus each brahmana is supposed to be learning Sroutam and doing all six of the above duties!  Performing Paaka Yagnas, Havir Yagnas & Soma Yagnas are an integral part of any brahmana!

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