अष्टमे ऋत्विगाचार्यपुरोहितस्वस्त्ययनानि प्रतिगृह्णीयात् चिकित्सकमाहानसिकमौहूर्तिकांश्च पश्येत् ॥ कZ_०१.१९.२३ ॥
aṣṭame ṛtvigācāryapurohitasvastyayanāni pratigṛhṇīyāt cikitsakam āhānasikam auhūrtikāṃś ca paśyet
In the eighth part of the night, he should receive benedictory rites from officiating priests, teachers, and the royal chaplain; and he should also meet the physician, the superintendent of the kitchen, and the astrologers/timekeepers.
Kauṭilya integrates symbolic legitimacy with material risk control: public auspiciousness plus practical management of health and food security.
Timing specialists—used to schedule actions (audiences, travel, ceremonies) within accepted calendrical norms, supporting coordination and legitimacy.