Shloka 253
Nakula’s Declaration and the Uñchavṛtti Brāhmaṇa’s Superior Merit (Āśvamedhika Parva, Adhyāya 92)
विश्वावसुश्न ये चान्ये ते5प्युपासन्तु मे मखम् । “दिव्य अप्सराओंके समुदाय, गन्धर्व, किन्नर, विश्वावसु तथा जो अन्य प्रमुख गन्धर्व हैं, वे सब यहाँ आकर मेरे यज्ञकी उपासना करें
Viśvāvāsuś ca ye cānye te 'py upāsantu me makham.
বৈশম্পায়নে ক’লে—বিশ্বাৱসু আৰু আন আন প্ৰখ্যাত গন্ধৰ্বসকলেও মোৰ এই মখ (যজ্ঞ) উপাসনা কৰক। দিব্য অপ্সৰাগণ, গন্ধৰ্ব আৰু কিন্নৰ—সকলোৱে ইয়ালৈ আহি মোৰ যজ্ঞত উপস্থিত থাকক।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
A major royal sacrifice is not merely personal piety but a dharmic public act: it seeks rightful order and legitimacy by inviting worthy witnesses—here, celestial Gandharvas—emphasizing that power must be exercised under ritual and moral accountability.
During the Aśvamedha context, an invitation is issued for Viśvāvāsu and other Gandharvas to come and participate in (or honor) the sacrifice, portraying the rite as an event of cosmic significance attended by divine beings.