History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v4.c62.235

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There is another way of looking at the king's functions viz. they were religious and secular. The first required him to do certain acts for propitiating gods and unseen powers and removing dangers therefrom with the help of the purohita and sacrificial priests (vide Gaut. XI. 15-17, Yāj. I. 308) and he had to guard dharma. His secular functions included. those that led to prosperity, that helped the people in famine and similar calamities, dealing even-handed justice, guarding person and property from thieves and trespassers and against invasion.