[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.s2.48 # Hindu Administrative Institutions c8.s2.48 Hindu Administrative Institutions c8.s2.48 - **Language:** English ### [c8.s2.48](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1929.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. - [Previous: c8.s2.47](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1929.c8.s2.47) - [Next: c8.s2.49](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1929.c8.s2.49) - [Up: c8.s2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1929.c8.s2) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1929.c8.s2.48](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1929.c8.s2.48) · Pramāṇa