[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Polity, law and society](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity) › [The State in Ancient India: A Study in the Structure and Practical Working of Political Institutions in North India in Ancient Times](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1928) › c7.52 # The State in Ancient India: A Study in the Structure and Practical Working of Political Institutions in North India in Ancient Times c7.52 The State in Ancient India: A Study in the Structure and Practical Working of Political Institutions in North India in Ancient Times c7.52 - **Language:** English ### [c7.52](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1928.c7.52) Consecration. The acceptance was symbolised by a formal consecration. In the Vâjasaneyî Samhitâ the king-designate before his accession steps upon a gold plate perforated with nine or a hundred holes, and the priest sprinkles the waters over his head, chanting the following sacred text:— - [Previous: c7.51](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1928.c7.51) - [Next: c7.53](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1928.c7.53) - [Up: c7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1928.c7) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1928.c7.52](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.prasad-1928.c7.52) · Pramāṇa