Shloka 2.76.13

दशरथस्य अन्त्येष्टि-विधानम् — Dasaratha’s Funeral Rites and Ayodhya’s Mourning

Devanagari script

ये त्वग्नयो नरेन्द्रेस्य चाग्न्यगाराद्बहिष्कृताः।ऋत्विग्भिर्याजकैश्चैव ते आह्रियन्त यथाविधि।।2.76.13।।

Transliteration

ye tv agnayo narendrasya cāgnyagārād bahiṣkṛtāḥ | ṛtvigbhir yājakaiś caiva te āhriyanta yathā-vidhi || 2.76.13 ||

Translation

The king’s sacred fires, brought out from the fire-sanctuary, were duly carried and set in order according to rule by the officiating priests and their attendants.

Context

The sacrificial fire of the king has been put outside the fire-sanctuary in accordance with the ritual precepts and were withdrawn by the attendants and priests well-versed in Vedic lore.

Characters & Entities

• King Daśaratha (narendra, implied)
• Sacred fires (agni)
• Agnyagāra (fire-sanctuary)
• Ṛtvij (priests)
• Yājaka (ritual attendants)

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

Dharma includes fidelity to prescribed sacred procedures; orderly ritual action expresses satya as exactness and integrity in communal religious duty.

What is the narrative situation?

Ritual personnel prepare the king’s sacred fires for the funeral rites by moving them from the fire-sanctuary according to rule.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Collective discipline and reverence: priests and attendants uphold tradition through careful, rule-bound conduct.