The Rashtrakutas and their Times c20.62.4

c20.62.4

It is very probable that the occupants of the Pīṭhas acquired their present powers and jurisdiction subsequent to the fall of Hindu states. With the establishment of Muslim rule the state ceased to look after the social and religious usages and the Parishads may, therefore, have gladly welcomed the idea of utilising the prestige, which was by that time acquired by the representatives of the order founded by S'ankara, for the enforcement of their decisions. As years rolled on, the prestige of the Pīṭhas increased in the Deccan, and the Parishads were forgotten altogether.