Shloka 21
Duḥṣantasya Vana-praveśaḥ
King Duḥṣanta’s Entry into the Forest Hunt
माल्यदामपरिक्षिप्ता विधिवत् क्रियतेडपि च । भगवान् पूज्यते चात्र हंसरूपेण चेश्वर:
mālyadāmaparikṣiptā vidhivat kriyate 'pi ca | bhagavān pūjyate cātra haṃsarūpeṇa ceśvaraḥ ||
ໄວສັມປາຍະນະ ກ່າວວ່າ: ໄມ້ຄທານັ້ນຖືກປະດັບຕາມພິທີ ໂດຍພັນພວງມາລາ ແລະ ສາຍດອກໄມ້ ແລ້ວປະກອບພິທີຕາມຂໍ້ກຳນົດ. ທີ່ນັ້ນ ພຣະອົງ—ອິນທຣາ ຈອມເທວະ—ຖືກບູຊາໃນຮູບ “ຫັງສາ” (ຫົງ/ຫົງຂາວ) ເປັນເຄື່ອງໝາຍແຫ່ງຄວາມນົບນ້ອມ ແລະ ລະບຽບມົງຄຸນ ໃນວາລະປ່ຽນປີ.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes vidhivat—acting according to prescribed order—showing that dharma is upheld through disciplined, reverent ritual that aligns communal life with auspicious and ethical order.
A ceremonial staff is decorated with garlands and floral strings, rites are performed properly, and Indra is worshipped in a haṃsa (swan) form as part of a calendrical/auspicious observance.