Hindu Administrative Institutions c7.s4.34

c7.s4.34

The *Aitareya Brāhmaṇa* describes the *mahābhiṣeka* of Indra and the *mahābhiṣeka* of kings.¹⁰ The description of the politico-religious institution of the *rājasūya* makes it clear that the ceremony of consecration to the throne of a certain state was a well-recognized institution in the epoch of the *Brāhmaṇas*. The *Śatapatha* and the *Aitareya Brāhmaṇas* furnish us with countless details as to the anointing of a king. The coronation ceremony was thus looked upon as of great constitutional importance. It invested the ruler with the rights to reign and rule.