History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v4.c62.519

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(XI. 15-17) prescribes that the king should heed the advice of astrologers and of those who are adepts in averting the effects of portents and perform the rites indicated by them such as grahaśānti, rites on auspicious days and of *svastyayana*, rites of black magic against his enemy &c. Kauṭ. IX. 7 (at the end) says that the removal of divine calamities is brought about by the worship of deities and by honour to brāhmaṇas and by performing rites prescribed in the Atharvaveda. Manu VII. 82 and Yāj. I. 315 state that gifts made to learned brāhmaṇas are an inexhaustible treasure for the king. The Rājadharmakāṇḍa (p. 109) quotes the Brahmapurāṇa requiring the king to perform two Lakṣahomas every year and also a Koṭihoma. The Rājadharmakāṇḍa (p. 113) and Rājanītiprakāśa (p. 144) quote Udyogaparva 33. 93–95 which set out eight indications of a man's approaching fall, viz. hating brāhmaṇas, opposing brāhmaṇas, depriving them of their wealth, desire to kill or harm them, taking pleasure in calumniating them, not liking their praise, not remembering them in religious acts and getting angry when they make requests.