Administration and Social Life under Vijayanagar c6.17

c6.17

The coronation had an important constitutional significance. The assumption of royalty implied a recognition of his responsibility by the king. Here there is a close similarity between the idea of ancient Hindu kingship and mediaeval monarchy. In the Vedic period the king took an oath that he would rule his people justly and according to the rules of Dharma. Similarly the kings of Vijayanagar took the oath, the spirit of which was the same. The occasion was one of mirth and joy and the kings then made large grants to temples and Brahmans.