Valmiki Ramayana 1.14.38: Bala Kanda, Sarga 14, Shloka 38
अश्वमेधप्रवृत्तिः · Commencement and Performance of Daśaratha’s Aśvamedha
त्र्यहोऽश्वमेधस्सङ्ख्यातः कल्पसूत्रेण ब्राह्मणैः ।
चतुष्टोममहस्तस्य प्रथमं परिकल्पितम् ॥३८॥
tryaho ’śvamedhaḥ saṅkhyātaḥ kalpasūtreṇa brāhmaṇaiḥ |
catuṣṭomam ahas tasya prathamaṃ parikalpitam ||38||
ब्राह्मण के हिसाब से अश्वमेध यज्ञ तीन दिन का होता है। कल्पसूत्र में यह लिखा है। पहला दिन चतुष्टोम नाम से शुरू होता है।
According to Kalpa sutra, aswamedha in conducted for three days. In the first day, chatushtoma is arranged.
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Dharma is adherence to authoritative tradition (Kalpa): sacred action is structured, time-bound, and validated by received textual rule.
The verse outlines the Aśvamedha’s three-day framework and specifies the first day’s principal arrangement (Catuṣṭoma).
Scholarly fidelity and orderly execution—virtues of the ritual specialists who preserve and apply the tradition.
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