[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Polity, law and society](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity) › [Hindu Administrative Institutions](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1929) › c6.15 # Hindu Administrative Institutions c6.15 Hindu Administrative Institutions c6.15 - **Language:** English ### [c6.15](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1929.c6.15) The object sought to be gained by this then is \*lokayātra\*² \*Lokayātra\* or the peace and progress of society is the be-all and end-all of \*daṇḍa nīti\*. This cannot be attained by itself, but requires active and efficient guidance. The \*Arthaśāstra\* calls such a guide the king, or leader of men. In this context may be quoted a verse of similar import from the \*Mahābhārata\*.³ That these were the main objects with which ancient governments were carried on in practice is evident from a parallel passage in the Junāgaḍh Rock Inscription of Skanda Gupta, dated the year 136 of the Gupta era (A.D 455-56).⁴ - [Previous: c6.14](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1929.c6.14) - [Next: c6.16](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1929.c6.16) - [Up: c6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1929.c6) ## Cites (2) - [Kauṭilīya Arthaśāstra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.artha.kautilya) — Kauṭilya, Sanskrit - [Mahābhārata](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1929.c6.15](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1929.c6.15) · Pramāṇa