CONTENTS

Editorial Note XIII Preface 1

1. Authority and Hierarchy 7 2. Functions of Priesthood and Royalty 15 3. Knowledge and Action 25 4. Brahmins and Kshatriyas: Their Respective Natures 33 5. The Dependence of Royalty on Priesthood 41 6. The Revolt of the Kshatriyas 49 7. The Usurpations of Royalty and their Consequences 54 8. The Terrestrial and Celestial Paradises 65 9. The Immutable Law 79

Index 85