Adhyaya 2
第13.2章教导国家将“悉地”（siddha，圣洁/灵验的权威）制造并投放为一种隐蔽的影响工具——既用来引导君王决策，也用来使君王对对手的“神迹政治”产生免疫。非常威胁正当化非常且低可见度的手段。宗教奇观被视为公共技术，而非私人形而上学。可信度通过可识别的苦行标记被工程化：弟子随侍、隐居隔离、苦修节制与仪式时机的把控。被预先布置的征兆（凶吉之兆/宝藏）用于触发关注、许诺与政策转向。该方法通过在不公开强制的情况下取得服从来维持合法性。战略目标：压倒外部欺骗者，并将君王的决策通道保持在国家控制之下。
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Frequently Asked Questions
It immunizes the king and court against external godmen/charlatans by letting the state control the charisma-market; it enables low-violence steering of policy, preventing panic, factional capture, and costly open coercion—thus stabilizing rule and safeguarding revenue, order, and strategic decision-making.
This unit does not specify a direct statutory penalty; the implied danda is administrative: exposure or failure of the operation triggers loss of credibility, counter-espionage risk, and royal sanction against negligent handlers (spies/sattrins) under general Arthashastric discipline for compromised secret operations.