Brahmacārins
group · 2 works · 3 mentions · 5 anchored passages
brahmacārins · brahmacārin · chaste student · naiṣṭhika · upakurvāṇa
in the texts
Atharvaveda (Paippalāda)
Vedic religious students (brahmacārins), the subject of blessing and initiation formulas.
May I move about — svāhā!
May I shine forth — svāhā!
You are the chaste student of Agni;
Vīramitrodaya
Vedic students (both perpetual and temporary) obligated to perform the Upākarma rite.
And this Upākarma should be performed by Brahmacārins, householders, and forest-dwellers, because it is obligatory.
'Brahmacārins' means perpetual students (*naiṣṭhika*), because for temporary students (*upakurvāṇa*), it is already established by the fact that it is for the sake of study.