Valmiki Ramayana 1.14.5: Bala Kanda, Sarga 14, Shloka 5
अश्वमेधप्रवृत्तिः · Commencement and Performance of Daśaratha’s Aśvamedha
अभिपूज्य ततो हृष्टास्सर्वे चक्रुर्यथाविधि ।
प्रातस्सवनपूर्वाणि कर्माणि मुनिपुङ्गवाः ॥५॥
abhipūjya tato hṛṣṭāḥ sarve cakruḥ yathāvidhi |
prātaḥsavanapūrvāṇi karmāṇi munipuṅgavāḥ ||5||
फिर सब रिशियों ने पूजा की और खुश हो गए। सुबह के टाइम से ही यज्ञ के सब काम शुरू कर दिए। सब कुछ शास्त्र के हिसाब से किया।
Thereafter the eminent ascetics, rejoicing in their hearts performed the worship (of celestial beings) and conducted the prescribed rituals starting with morning ablutions etc.
FAQs
Dharma is ‘yathāvidhi’—doing what must be done in the right way: sacred duties gain meaning through correct procedure, sincerity, and reverent worship.
The officiating sages begin the day’s sacrificial sequence with the morning savana-related rites after proper worship.
Ritual integrity and disciplined joy—performing duty with both precision and inner gladness.
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