Hindu Polity: A Constitutional History of India in Hindu Times c39.26

c39.26

"The Lord created his own son and made him "Law for the protection of the entire living world : it was "endowed with Brahmā's own vigour as Law's Administration "(Daṇḍa)."
"Law's Administration is the real "king, it is the ruling authority (daṇḍa, i.e., executive "authority in polity), it is the surety for the population.⁴
"The king who properly employs "it, prospers, but if he be selfish, ab- "normal and deceitful, Daṇḍa destroys "him.⁵ Daṇḍa is of great lustre, it cannot be