[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) › c8.s1.8 # Hindu Administrative Institutions c8.s1.8 Hindu Administrative Institutions c8.s1.8 - **Language:** English ### [c8.s1.8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1929.c8.s1.8) By mere accident of birth as the eldest son of the reigning king the prince was not accepted a \*yuvarāja\* or heir-apparent. But the whole gamut of ceremonies was to be gone through before the prince was declared the crown prince. This was the \*abhiṣechanam\* of a prince to the status of a crown prince. A practical instance of this is seen in the preparations made for Rāma’s \*abhiṣechanam\* by King Daśaratha.³ This consecration alone secured for the prince the right to ascend the throne after the sitting monarch. - [Previous: c8.s1.7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1929.c8.s1.7) - [Next: c8.s1.9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1929.c8.s1.9) - [Up: c8.s1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1929.c8.s1) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1929.c8.s1.8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1929.c8.s1.8) · Pramāṇa