[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Vedic Index of Names and Subjects](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912) › v2.c4.106 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.106 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.106 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c4.106](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.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. - [Previous: v2.c4.105](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.105) - [Next: v2.c4.107](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.107) - [Up: v2.c4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.106](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.106) · Pramāṇa