''Panchagni vidyā'' belonged to the [[Kshatriya (क्षत्रिय)|क्षत्रिय || Kśatriyas]]. Uddālaka Āruni was the first ब्राह्मण || [[Brahmin]] to receive this knowledge.<ref>{{cite book|title=New Perspectives on Vedic and Ancient Indian Civilization|author=Bhu Dev Sharma|publisher=World Assn. of Vedic Studies|page=439|url= http://books.google.co.in/books?id=AextAAAAMAAJ&q=panchagni++vedas&dq=panchagni++vedas&hl=en&sa=X&ei=XMl9VPXCNMmpuwSbz4DgBA&redir_esc=y }}</ref>. Pravāhana Jaivali, who was well-versed in उद्गीथ || [[Samaveda|udgitha]], held that the Universe exhibits at every stage the principle of sacrifice. | ''Panchagni vidyā'' belonged to the [[Kshatriya (क्षत्रिय)|क्षत्रिय || Kśatriyas]]. Uddālaka Āruni was the first ब्राह्मण || [[Brahmin]] to receive this knowledge.<ref>{{cite book|title=New Perspectives on Vedic and Ancient Indian Civilization|author=Bhu Dev Sharma|publisher=World Assn. of Vedic Studies|page=439|url= http://books.google.co.in/books?id=AextAAAAMAAJ&q=panchagni++vedas&dq=panchagni++vedas&hl=en&sa=X&ei=XMl9VPXCNMmpuwSbz4DgBA&redir_esc=y }}</ref>. Pravāhana Jaivali, who was well-versed in उद्गीथ || [[Samaveda|udgitha]], held that the Universe exhibits at every stage the principle of sacrifice. |