The Positive Background of Hindu Sociology c9.s10.16

c9.s10.16

And the ceremonies he has to undertake because he is a king, and not because he is a god. As a matter of fact, the fellow does not become a god until and unless he has undertaken the ceremonies and offered the oblation or practised the shooting. Everything is to be traced back to kingship. Indeed, we may look upon these passages as but providing us with a definition of the king.