[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.s2.96 # Hindu Administrative Institutions c8.s2.96 Hindu Administrative Institutions c8.s2.96 - **Language:** English ### [c8.s2.96](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1929.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. - [Previous: c8.s2.95](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1929.c8.s2.95) - [Next: c8.s2.97](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1929.c8.s2.97) - [Up: c8.s2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1929.c8.s2) ## Linked texts (1) - [Mahābhārata](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1929.c8.s2.96](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1929.c8.s2.96) · Pramāṇa