Yudhishthira said Why, O grandfather, are these five viz., he who is a stranger, he who is gifted with learning, he who is connected by marriage, he that is endued with penances, and he who is devoted to the performance of sacrifices, considered as proper persons?
युधिष्ठिर उवाच अपूर्वोऽप्यथवा विद्वान् सम्बन्धी वा यथा भवेत्। तपस्वी यज्ञशीलो वा कथं पात्र भवेत् तु सः॥