Shloka 29
Purohita-Niyoga and the Brahma–Kṣatra Concord
Aila–Kaśyapa Saṃvāda
त॑ चैवान्वभिषिच्येत तथा धर्मो विधीयते । अग्र्यो हि ब्राह्मण: प्रोक्त: सर्वस्यैवेह धर्मत:,राजा पहले पुरोहितका वरण कर ले। उसके बाद अपना अभिषेक करावे। ऐसा करनेसे ही धर्मका पालन होता है; क्योंकि धर्मके अनुसार ब्राह्मण यहाँ सबसे श्रेष्ठ बताया गया है
taṁ caivānvabhiṣicyeta tathā dharmo vidhīyate | agryo hi brāhmaṇaḥ proktaḥ sarvasyaiveha dharmataḥ ||
And only after choosing a purohita should he proceed to his own consecration; in this way dharma is properly established. For, according to the order of righteousness, the Brāhmaṇa is declared here to be foremost for all.
कश्यप उवाच
Educational Q&A
A king’s legitimacy and righteous rule are grounded in dharma upheld through proper ritual order: first appoint a qualified purohita (Brahmin chaplain), then undergo consecration. The verse frames the Brāhmaṇa as preeminent in matters of dharma, emphasizing that political authority should be guided by sacred law and ethical counsel.
Kaśyapa is instructing on correct royal procedure and the dharmic hierarchy relevant to governance. He states that the king should first choose his priestly adviser and officiant, and only then have his own abhiṣeka performed, presenting this sequence as the proper establishment of dharma.