The Positive Background of Hindu Sociology c9.s2.6

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c9.s2.6

The blessings to be showered on the elected king are likewise the stuff of some of the hymns of the *Atharva Veda*. In III, 4 one of the greetings to the king from the people is described as life up to the 100th year. Indra is prayed to in IV, 22 in order that the king may rise to the highest of human kings and become the only ruler of the world.

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Atharvavedasaṃhitā — Atharvan & Aṅgiras, Sanskrit