ततो विप्रा महात्मानः साग्निहोत्राः समंततः । सपुत्रदाराः काकुत्स्थमनुगच्छति सर्वशः
tato viprā mahātmānaḥ sāgnihotrāḥ samaṃtataḥ | saputradārāḥ kākutsthamanugacchati sarvaśaḥ
ثم من كل ناحيةٍ تبِعَ كاكوتسثا البراهمةُ العظامُ، حُفّاظُ قربان الأَغْنِيهوترا، ومعهم أبناؤهم وزوجاتهم، متابعةً تامّةً من كل وجه.
Brahmā to Nārada (deduced for Vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍa)
Tirtha: Ayodhyā
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pilgrim-audience
Scene: Brāhmaṇas with sacred fires symbolically represented (agnihotra vessels), accompanied by wives and children, stream from all directions to follow Rāma; a moving tapestry of Vedic life joining the Lord’s path.
Vedic discipline (like Agnihotra) culminates in devotion to the divine; ritual and bhakti are shown as harmonious.
Ayodhyā, where Vedic practitioners and householders alike are drawn into Rāma’s sanctifying presence.
Agnihotra is referenced (maintenance of the sacred fire rite), indicating ongoing Vedic observance among the followers.