Shloka 39
अश्वमेधप्रवृत्तिः
Commencement and Performance of Daśaratha’s Aśvamedha
उक्थ्यं द्वितीयं संख्यातमतिरात्रं तथोत्तरम्।कारितास्तत्र बहवो विहिताश्शास्त्रदर्शनात्।।।।
ukthyaṃ dvitīyaṃ saṅkhyātam atirātraṃ tathottaram |
kāritās tatra bahavo vihitāḥ śāstradarśanāt ||
দ্বিতীয় দিনটি ‘উক্থ্য’ নামে গণ্য হল, এবং তার পরের দিন ‘অতিরাত্র’। সেই যজ্ঞে শাস্ত্র-প্রমাণে বিধেয় বহু অতিরিক্ত ক্রিয়াকর্মও সম্পন্ন করা হল।।
On the second day Ukthya and on the third day Atiraatra were performed. Many sacrifices fixed according to the scriptures were also performed.
FAQs
Dharma is obedience to śāstra: the rite proceeds by a truthful submission to prescribed order rather than personal preference.
The Aśvamedha’s second and third day rites are named, and the performance of many supplementary scripturally mandated rites is noted.
Consistency and completeness in sacred duty—performing not only the main acts but also the prescribed auxiliaries.