Shloka 37
राजपूजाविधानम् / Royal Reception Protocols during Āśvamedha Preparations
स किंपुरुषसंकीर्ण: किंनरैश्वनोपशोभित: । सिद्धविप्रनिवासैश्च समनन््तादभिसंवृत:
sa kiṃpuruṣasaṃkīrṇaḥ kiṃnaraiś caivānupaśobhitaḥ | siddhavipranivāsaiś ca samanantād abhisaṃvṛtaḥ ||
Vaiśampāyana said: That sacrificial pavilion was thronged with Kiṃpuruṣas, and its splendor was further enhanced by Kiṃnaras. On every side it was enclosed by the dwelling-places of Siddhas and Brahmins—signaling that the rite was being witnessed and upheld by both celestial perfected beings and learned guardians of dharma.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores that a royal sacrifice gains legitimacy and auspicious power when it is upheld by dharmic authorities (vipras) and witnessed by exalted beings (siddhas). Ethical kingship is portrayed as requiring public, learned, and spiritually elevated sanction—not mere display of power.
Vaiśampāyana describes the scene of the yajña-maṇḍapa: it is crowded with wondrous semi-divine beings (Kiṃpuruṣas and Kiṃnaras) and surrounded on all sides by the residences of Siddhas and Brahmins, emphasizing the grandeur and sanctity of the Ashvamedha setting.