The Positive Background of Hindu Sociology c14.s10.t1.6

c14.s10.t1.6

The *Sarasvatīvilāsa* was composed under orders of King Pratāparudra (1497-1539) of Orissa in the first quarter of the sixteenth century. The work is authoritative in Southern India. Towards the commencement of the work we come across the Kauṭalyan doctrine of *maṇḍala* ("geopolitical" sphere). It is discussed on the authority of Parāśara, Uśanas, Viṣṇu, Brihaspati, Viśālākṣa, Manu and others.