This topic, O son, fraught with solid instruction, is intended for Brahmana who having studied the Vedas, have become householders. It should never be delivered to one who is not of tranquil soul, or one is not selfcontrolled, or who one who has not practised penances.
स्नातकानामिदं शास्त्रं वाच्यं पुत्रानुशासनम्। तदिदं नाप्रशान्ताय नादान्तायातपस्वि ने॥