Describe manu's view regarding state
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According to many scholars, people initially lived in a state of nature prior to the origin of an organized state. The state of nature was like a state of war as there was no harmony, peace and goodwill. This period was considered the darkest period in the human history, a situation that is more or less equal to Hobbesian Leviathan.
In such conditions, it is stated in Manusmriti that people approached Lord Brahma, the creator, to relieve them from the tortuous life. Thus, the creator gave them a king to maintain law and order and punish the wicked. Thus, according to Manu, state is not an institution that evolved gradually, but was a sudden creation.
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