अधिकुर्याद् यथा शौचमित्याचार्या व्यवस्थिताः ॥ कZ_०१.१०.१६च्द् ॥
adhikuryād yathā śaucam ity ācāryā vyavasthitāḥ.
The teachers hold that authority should be advanced/entrusted in proportion to purity (tested integrity).
Not ritual purity, but administratively tested reliability—measured through structured inducement/pressure tests (upadhās).