Shloka 156
अश्वमेधावसानम् — Dakṣiṇā-vibhāga and Avabhṛtha
Completion of the Aśvamedha
विधिदृष्टेन यज्ञेन धर्मस्ते सुमहान् भवेत् । “यदि आपकी इच्छा हो तो ब्राह्मणलोग शास्त्रके अनुसार ही इस यज्ञका अनुष्ठान करें। शास्त्रीय विधिके अनुसार यज्ञ करनेसे आपको महान् धर्मकी प्राप्ति होगी
vaishampāyana uvāca | vidhidṛṣṭena yajñena dharmas te sumahān bhavet |
Waiśampāyana berkata: “Bila kurban suci dilakukan menurut tata cara yang ditetapkan śāstra, maka timbunan dharma yang amat besar akan bertambah bagimu.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Dharma is strengthened when religious acts are performed according to śāstric injunctions; right method (vidhi) is presented as ethically consequential, not merely ceremonial.
Vaiśampāyana, as narrator, states that conducting the sacrifice in the prescribed manner will bring the patron great dharma, reinforcing the importance of correct ritual observance within the Ashvamedha context.