[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Purāṇas](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana) › [Agnipurana](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni) › 252.5 # Agnipurana 252.5 Agnipurāṇa 252.5 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [252.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni.252.5) caritraṃ saṅgrahe puṃsāṃ rājājñāyāntu śāsanaṃ / sāmābhyupāyasādhyatvāccatuḥsādhana ucyate // > custom rests on the usage of men, while the decree rests on the king’s order. > Because it is to be effected by the \[four\] expedients such as conciliation, it is called fourfold in means. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 252.4.p2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni.252.4.p2) - [Next: 252.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni.252.6) - [Up: 252](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni.252) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni~en-mt.252.5) — English, machine translation ## Other recensions (1) - [Agnipurāṇa (Nag Publishers edition, Delhi)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni*nag.252.5) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni.252.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni.252.5) · Pramāṇa