Hindu Administrative Institutions c8.s2.48
Hindu Administrative Institutions c8.s2.48
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c8.s2.48
That the *purohita* is one among the council of advisors to the king is also seen from the phrase of Kauṭalya.² Here too the text follows Yājñavalkya closely. It has been pointed out that the *purohita* of the *Arthaśāstra* in no way occupies a lower status than that of the *Aitareya Brāhmaṇa* where he is represented as the providence guiding the destinies of the kingdom.