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दशरथस्य अन्त्येष्टि
विधानम् · Dasaratha’s Funeral Rites and Ayodhya’s Mourning
ये त्वग्नयो नरेन्द्रेस्य चाग्न्यगाराद्बहिष्कृताः ।
ऋत्विग्भिर्याजकैश्चैव ते आह्रियन्त यथाविधि ॥१३॥
ye tv agnayo narendrasya cāgnyagārād bahiṣkṛtāḥ |
ṛtvigbhir yājakaiś caiva te āhriyanta yathā-vidhi ||13||
Api-api suci milik raja, yang telah dibawa keluar dari rumah api suci, diusung dan ditata menurut tata-aturan oleh para ṛtvik dan para pembantu upacara.
The sacrificial fire of the king has been put outside the fire-sanctuary in accordance with the ritual precepts and were withdrawn by the attendants and priests well-versed in Vedic lore.
Dharma includes fidelity to prescribed sacred procedures; orderly ritual action expresses satya as exactness and integrity in communal religious duty.
Ritual personnel prepare the king’s sacred fires for the funeral rites by moving them from the fire-sanctuary according to rule.
Collective discipline and reverence: priests and attendants uphold tradition through careful, rule-bound conduct.
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