सगराद्या महीपाला वाजिमेधविधायकाः । कृतवंतो महायत्नं शक्रैश्वर्यजिघृक्षवः
sagarādyā mahīpālā vājimedhavidhāyakāḥ | kṛtavaṃto mahāyatnaṃ śakraiśvaryajighṛkṣavaḥ
સગર વગેરે રાજાઓ, જેમણે અશ્વમેધ યજ્ઞો કરાવ્યા, તેમણે શક્રના ઐશ્વર્યને પ્રાપ્ત કરવા મહાપ્રયત્ન કર્યો.
Skanda
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Scene: A royal sacrificial arena: King Sagara and other monarchs preside over an Aśvamedha with priests chanting; above, a vision of Indra’s splendor that the kings aspire to match.
Power pursued through ritual without inner humility can become mere rivalry; dharma frames sacrifice as service, not conquest.
The surrounding passage extols a Mahendra/Amarāvatī-like divine station in the Kāśīkhaṇḍa setting.
Performance of the Vāji-medha (Aśvamedha) sacrifice is referenced.
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