ततः संमंत्र्य सुचिरं मंत्रिभिः सहितो नृपः । ब्राह्मणैर्धर्मशास्त्रज्ञैस्तथान्यैर्वेदपारगैः
tataḥ saṃmaṃtrya suciraṃ maṃtribhiḥ sahito nṛpaḥ | brāhmaṇairdharmaśāstrajñaistathānyairvedapāragaiḥ
Kemudian raja, bersama para menterinya, bermusyawarah lama dengan para brāhmaṇa yang mahir dalam Dharmaśāstra, serta dengan yang lain yang telah menguasai Veda.
Narrator (Purāṇic narration)
Scene: A royal court: the king seated with ministers; a circle of aged brāhmaṇas holding palm-leaf manuscripts; quiet, weighty deliberation under lamplight.
Righteous rule requires counsel grounded in śāstra—consulting the learned before acting.
Not specified in this verse.
No ritual is prescribed; it highlights dhārmic deliberation.