हयमेध
यज्ञोपक्रमः · Commencement of the Aśvamedha Preparations
प्राचीनान्सिन्धु सौवीरान्सौराष्ट्रेयांश्च पार्थिवान् ।
दाक्षिणात्यान्नरेन्द्रांश्च समस्तानानयस्व ह ॥२५॥
prācīnān sindhu-sauvīrān saurāṣṭreyāṃś ca pārthivān |
dākṣiṇātyān narendrāṃś ca samastān ānayasva ha ||25||
Lade auch alle Herrscher ein: die Könige der östlichen Länder, von Sindhu und Sauvīra, die Fürsten von Saurāṣṭra sowie die Könige der südlichen Regionen — allesamt.
Bring kings from the countries of the eastern and southern regions, from Sindhu, Sauvera and Saurashtra৷৷
Dharma is presented as inclusive, orderly kingship: a major yajña is a public-sacred act, and inviting many regions reflects responsibility toward wider social and political harmony.
Vasiṣṭha expands the invitations beyond close allies to regional rulers across the subcontinent.
Vasiṣṭha’s administrative foresight—ensuring broad participation and legitimacy for a royal rite.
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