Hindu Administrative Institutions c8.s2.102

c8.s2.102

These statements demonstrate the indispensable office of the *purohita* who is a Brahman, and the fact that no superiority of class or caste is contemplated. On the other hand both are equal tending towards the common good of the people—the *yogakshema* of the state.² Hence his appointment precedes the anointing of the king.³