The Antiquities of Orissa v2.c16.s3.t1.8
The Antiquities of Orissa v2.c16.s3.t1.8
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v2.c16.s3.t1.8
Edict No. VIII:—“In past times Kings were addicted to travelling about, to companions, to going abroad, to hunting and similar amusements, but Priyadasi, the beloved of the gods, having been ten years inaugurated, by him easily awakened, that moral festival is adopted, (which consists) in seeing and bestowing gifts on Brahmanas and Sramanas, in seeing and giving gold to elders, and overseeing the country and the people; the institution of moral laws and the investigation of morals; such are the devices for the removal of apprehension, and such are the different pursuits of the favourite of the gods, king Priyadasi.”