Studies in the Puranic Records on Hindu Rites and Customs c9.52

Studies in the Purāṇic Records on Hindu Rites and Customs c9.52

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c9.52

³⁴ Cf. Arthaśāstra of Kauṭilya, text, p. 403 wherein there is mention of spies, disguised as ascetics with shaved head or braided hair, and pretending to be the worshippers of god Saṃkarṣaṇa. Megasthenes calls the worshippers of Śiva and Kṛṣṇa 'philosophers'. Cf. McCrindle, Ancient India, p. 97.

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Kauṭilīya Arthaśāstra — Kauṭilya, Sanskrit