Hindu Administrative Institutions c8.s2.96

c8.s2.96

In the *Śanti Parvan* again there are some important statements a perusal of which would be a profitable study. Bhīṣma the great preceptor advises Yudhiṣṭhira:¹ ‘Do all your acts in conjunction with your *purohita*.’ Who is a true *purohita*? Bhīṣma answers² that he alone must be appointed as the *purohita* who will help the king in protecting the righteous and putting down the unrighteous.