Public Administration in Ancient India c5.23

c5.23

¹ The Brahmanical books give an exaggerated importance to the Brāhmanas, and push their claims to absurd lengths. "The Brāhmana is the lord of the entire creation, for he sprang from the head of Brahmā, and he is the eldest of all created beings." Manu, I. 92. And again, "Everything that exists in the Universe belongs to the Brāhmanas in consequence of his birth and precedence." Mahābhārata, Sānti Parva, Sec. 72, sl. 10.