Hindu Administrative Institutions c7.s5.2

c7.s5.2

‘Do ye proclaim him, O Gods, as overlord and overlordship, as paramount ruler and father of paramount rulers, as self-ruler and self-rule, as sovereign and sovereignty, as king and father of kings, as supreme lord and supreme authority. The lordly power has been born, the Kṣatriya has been born, the suzerain of all creation hath been born, the eater of the folk hath been born, the breaker of citadels hath been born, the slayer of *asuras* hath been born, the guardian of the holy power hath been born, the guardian of the law hath been born.’