Shloka 36
राजपूजाविधानम् / Royal Reception Protocols during Āśvamedha Preparations
स यज्ञ: शुशुभे तस्य साक्षाद् देवर्षिसंकुल: । गन्धर्वगणसंगीत: प्रनृत्तो5प्सरसां गणै:
sa yajñaḥ śuśubhe tasya sākṣād devarṣi-saṅkulaḥ | gandharva-gaṇa-saṅgītaḥ pranṛtto ’psarasāṃ gaṇaiḥ ||
ໄວສັມປາຍະນະ ກ່າວວ່າ: ຍັດຍະຂອງພຣະອົງນັ້ນ ສະຫງ່າງາມສຸດສົດ ປານດັ່ງມີຝູງເທວະຣິສີຢູ່ຢ່າງເຫັນໄດ້ຈິງ. ຄວາມສະຫງ່ານັ້ນຍິ່ງເພີ່ມພູນ ດ້ວຍດົນຕີອັນຫວານຂອງຝູງຄັນທັຣວະ ແລະດ້ວຍການຟ້ອນລໍາຂອງຝູງອັບສະຣາ—ເປັນເຄື່ອງຊີ້ວ່າພິທີນັ້ນດໍາເນີນໄປຢ່າງກົງກັບລໍາດັບອັນສັກສິດ ແລະສົມຄວນແກ່ພຣະຣາຊາ.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
A righteous royal sacrifice is portrayed as gaining legitimacy and radiance when it aligns with dharma and proper ritual order; the presence (or vivid depiction) of divine seers, Gandharva music, and Apsara dance symbolizes cosmic approval and the ethical fitness of the king’s public act.
Vaiśaṃpāyana describes the splendor of Yudhiṣṭhira’s sacrifice: it appears thronged with divine sages, accompanied by Gandharva musical performances and Apsarases dancing, thereby intensifying the grandeur and auspicious atmosphere of the rite.