Shloka 20
Duḥṣantasya Vana-praveśaḥ
King Duḥṣanta’s Entry into the Forest Hunt
अपरेद्युस्ततस्तस्या: क्रियते<त्युच्छूयो नृपैः । अलंकृताया: पिटकैर्गन्धमाल्यैश्न भूषणै:
aparedyus tataḥ tasyāḥ kriyate ’tyucchrāyo nṛpaiḥ | alaṅkṛtāyāḥ piṭakair gandhamālyaiś ca bhūṣaṇaiḥ ||
वैशम्पायन उवाच—अथापरेद्युः नृपैस्तां यष्टिं तस्मात्स्थानादुद्धृत्य अत्युच्छ्रिते देशे स्थाप्यते। सा च वस्त्रपिटकैर्गन्धमाल्यैर्भूषणैश्च समलङ्क्रियते।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights disciplined, collective reverence: rulers themselves uphold a shared rite by elevating and adorning the sacred object, suggesting that authority is strengthened when aligned with orderly religious and social duty (dharma).
On the day after the initial observance, the kings ceremonially raise the staff/pole to a high place and decorate it with a case, fragrances, garlands, and ornaments as part of a formal public ritual.