Shloka 20
Duḥṣantasya Vana-praveśaḥ
King Duḥṣanta’s Entry into the Forest Hunt
अपरेद्युस्ततस्तस्या: क्रियते<त्युच्छूयो नृपैः । अलंकृताया: पिटकैर्गन्धमाल्यैश्न भूषणै:
aparedyus tataḥ tasyāḥ kriyate ’tyucchrāyo nṛpaiḥ | alaṅkṛtāyāḥ piṭakair gandhamālyaiś ca bhūṣaṇaiḥ ||
ヴァイシャンパーヤナは語った。翌日、諸王はその杖をきわめて高き所へと掲げ置く。ついで布の覆い、香、花鬘、装身具をもって荘厳する――これは公の場での敬礼であり、この儀礼が単なる誇示ではなく、規矩にかなった共同の修法であることを示す。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights disciplined, collective reverence: rulers themselves uphold a shared rite by elevating and adorning the sacred object, suggesting that authority is strengthened when aligned with orderly religious and social duty (dharma).
On the day after the initial observance, the kings ceremonially raise the staff/pole to a high place and decorate it with a case, fragrances, garlands, and ornaments as part of a formal public ritual.