Theory of Government in Ancient India (Post-Vedic) c8.s1.17

c8.s1.17

The means which were devised against earthly pests were not available for protection from demons. The people sought the aid of saints and ascetics, mystics, and magicians. All sorts of curious rites are mentioned by Kautalya. An umbrella or a flag, the picture of an arm or a piece of a goat's flesh, was to be hung in the verandahs to propitiate the Chaityas on the fullmoon.¹