Gautama Smrti however gives the forty samskaras as per the tradition of its school even though they observe a steady decline of Daiva samskaras. Angira and Ashvalayana Smrti contains a list of twenty-five Samskaras including 7 Pakayajnas. Other Smrtis supply the list of sixteen Samskaras.<ref name=":1" /> | Gautama Smrti however gives the forty samskaras as per the tradition of its school even though they observe a steady decline of Daiva samskaras. Angira and Ashvalayana Smrti contains a list of twenty-five Samskaras including 7 Pakayajnas. Other Smrtis supply the list of sixteen Samskaras.<ref name=":1" /> |