The Purana Index v2.c7.s2.57
The Purāṇa Index v2.c7.s2.57
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v2.c7.s2.57
Danda (ii)—(see also daṇḍanīti) the rod of punishment, unknown in Sākadvīpa,¹ in Puṣkaradvīpa,² the duty of a Kṣatriya,³ one of the upāyas of a king, to be used if the first three fail, illegal punishments lead the king to hell, to be used according to time and the considered advice of men learned in ancient lore⁴