Shloka 31
Śrāddha-Kalpa: Pitṛ-Pūjā and Tithi-Phala (श्राद्धकल्पः पितृपूजा च तिथिफलम्)
ततो जित्वा महीं कृत्स्नां रामो राजीवलोचन:
tato jitvā mahīṁ kṛtsnāṁ rāmo rājīvalocanaḥ | mahārāja! tataḥ samastaṁ pṛthivīṁ jitvā vīraḥ kamalanayanaḥ paraśurāmaḥ brāhmaṇaiḥ kṣatriyaiś ca satkṛtaṁ sarvakāmapradaṁ cāśvamedhayajñaṁ samājahāra ||
ビーシュマは語った。「それから大王よ、蓮華のごとき眼を持つ勇者ラーマは、全地を征服したのち、婆羅門と刹帝利の双方に尊ばれ、あらゆる願いを成就するとされるアシュヴァメーダ（Aśvamedha、馬祀）を執り行った。この叙述は、いったん得られた王権が儀礼によって正統化され、単なる支配ではなく、認められた宗教的義務へと向けられることを示している。」
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights that worldly conquest is not presented as an end in itself; it is followed by a Vedic sacrifice that confers social-religious legitimacy. Power is framed as accountable to dharma, mediated through ritual and recognition by both Brahmins and Kshatriyas.
Bhishma narrates that Paraśurāma (Rama), after conquering the whole earth, performs the Aśvamedha sacrifice—an eminent royal rite—described as honored by the leading social orders and as capable of fulfilling aims and desires.