History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v4.c63.t2.963
History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v4.c63.t2.963
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51. 'Rājasūya' (acc. to the Garuḍapurāṇa, p. 929 above). This was a very complex rite extending over two years and could be performed only by a kṣatriya. Vide H. of Dh. vol. II. pp. 1214–1223 for a brief description. The Rājasūya was performed by the Kaliṅga Emperor Khāravela as he proclaims in his Hāthigumpha Inscription (E. I. vol. XX p. 71 at p. 79) and by queen Nāyanikā as stated in the Nānāghāṭ Inscription (A. S. W. I. vol. V. p. 60).