Shloka 22
मरुत्तोपाख्यान-प्रस्तावः — Genealogy to Marutta and the Logistics of Royal Sacrifice
य ईजे हयमेधानां शतेन विधिवत प्रभु: । याजयामास यं विद्वान् स्वयमेवाड्िरा: प्रभु:
ya īje hayamedhānāṁ śatena vidhivat prabhuḥ | yājayāmāsa yaṁ vidvān svayam evāṅgirāḥ prabhuḥ ||
Vyāsa said: That mighty ruler duly performed a hundred Aśvamedha sacrifices. The learned and venerable sage Aṅgirā himself served as the officiating priest and caused those rites to be carried out—signifying the king’s adherence to prescribed dharma and the legitimizing authority of Vedic ritual under a true knower of the tradition.
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
Ritual power and royal authority are portrayed as dharmically valid when performed strictly according to prescribed rule (vidhivat) and under the guidance of a true Vedic knower; merit is tied to disciplined observance rather than mere display.
Vyāsa describes a powerful king who completed one hundred Aśvamedha sacrifices, emphasizing that the sage Aṅgirā personally officiated—highlighting both the scale of the king’s rites and the authoritative priestly sanction behind them.