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Bhrahmana & Yagna Vishistatha in Dharma Sastras


bhUtAnAM prANinaH shreShThAH prANinAM buddhijIvinaH |

buddhimatsu narAH shreShThA nareShu brAhmaNAH smR^itAH || 1\.96||

brAhmaNeShu cha vidvA.nso vidvatsu kR^itabuddhayaH |

kR^itabuddhiShu kartAraH kartR^iShu brahmavadinaH || 1\.97||

Of all creations, living beings are the best! Of all living beings, the ones which can think are the best! Of all the living beings, which can think, Humans, are the best! Of all Humans, Brahmanas are the best! Of all Brahmanas - (Veda) Vidvamshas are the best! So, among all Brahmanas, the ones who learn Srouta Sutram, and the performance of yagnas are considered to be the best! Of all Vidvamash: one who perform great yagnas like Poundreeka, VajaPeya, AthiRatra, etc.. and other Soma yagas are the best! and among those who perform, Maha Yagnas, those who possess Brahma Gnanam are considered the best!

Thus performing Srauta Yagnas is indirectly mentioned as the level before attaining Brahma Gnanam! Such is the greatness of Yagnas!

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