Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.106

v2.c4.106

There is no certain proof that the office of Purohita was hereditary in a family, though it probably was so.²⁰ At any rate, it seems clear from the relations of the Purohita with King Kuruśravaṇa, and with his son Upamaśravas,²¹ that a king would keep on the Purohita of his father.