Theory of Government in Ancient India (Post-Vedic) c8.s1.31

c8.s1.31

The king was allowed time for technical religious exercise, but Kautalya recognised that for him religion really consisted in secular duty. He need take no other vow, we are told, than to be ready and swift in action. If he discharged his kingly functions well, it was as good as the performance of religious sacrifices. If he paid equal attention to all his subjects, it was tantamount to the "offer of fee and oblations towards consecration." 1