History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v7.c91.290

v7.c91.290

The Kṛtyakalpataru (on Rājadharma) quotes a long passage (pp. 201-212) from Bhaviṣyapurāṇa on '*Vasordhārā*', which is quoted by the R N.P. (pp. 447-457) from the Devīpurāṇa. The Kālikāpurāṇa in chapter 87 devotes 131 verses to Rājanīti, in which a summary is furnished of the course of conduct that should be followed by the king. This chapter expressly mentions the works of Uśanas and Bṛhaspati (verses 99 and 130) and advises the king to honour brāhmaṇas that are advanced in knowledge, learning, *tapas* and age, to control his senses, to employ the four *upāyas* (sāma, dāna, daṇḍa and bheda), to avoid the vices of gambling, drinking, indulgence in sexual matters and hunting, to practise the six guṇas (yāna, āsana &c.), to test the princes, councillors, the queens and other female relatives by *upadhās* (investigation of character by various tricks).¹⁶³⁵