Sutra 2
अथर्ववेदेतिहासवेदौ च वेदाः ॥ कZ_०१.३.०२ ॥
atharvavedetihāsavedau ca vedāḥ
അഥർവവേദവും ഇതിഹാസവേദവും കൂടി (എണ്ണപ്പെടുന്നത്) വേദങ്ങളാണ്.
FAQs
To define the authoritative knowledge base a ruler and his administration must recognize, strengthening ideological legitimacy and creating a shared canon for training, counsel, and public justification.
Modern states similarly rely on recognized ‘authoritative sources’—constitutions, statutory law, institutional history, and civic narratives—to standardize training, justify policy, and maintain legitimacy across agencies and citizens.
No specific office is named; the implied duty is that the ruler and advisers must be educated in the accepted canonical corpus so decisions and public messaging align with recognized norms and precedents.