History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v7.c91.41

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The Agnipurāṇa (chap. 218) describes the procedure of the king's coronation and (chapter 219) sets out the Paurāṇika mantras (about 70) employed at the coronation. Similarly, the Viṣṇudharmottara (II. 21) describes the procedure of coronation with Vedic mantras and (in II. 22) with 184 Paurāṇika verses invoking various gods, minor deities, sages, rivers &c. Medieval digests like the Rājanītiprakāśa (pp 49-83), Nītimayūkha (pp. 1-4), Rājadharmakaustubha (pp 318-363) describe the combined coronation procedure of Vedic and Paurāṇika mantras from the Viṣṇu-dharmottara (vide pp. 78-79 of the H. of Dh. vol. III. for details). The Rājanītiprakāśa (pp. 430-433) prescribes numerous mantras derived from the Viṣṇudharmottara as prayers and as blessings.