Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 76, Shloka 13
दशरथस्य अन्त्येष्टि
विधानम् — Dasaratha’s Funeral Rites and Ayodhya’s Mourning
ये त्वग्नयो नरेन्द्रेस्य चाग्न्यगाराद्बहिष्कृताः।ऋत्विग्भिर्याजकैश्चैव ते आह्रियन्त यथाविधि।।2.76.13।।
ye tv agnayo narendrasya cāgnyagārād bahiṣkṛtāḥ | ṛtvigbhir yājakaiś caiva te āhriyanta yathā-vidhi || 2.76.13 ||
அக்னியகாரத்திலிருந்து வெளியே கொண்டுவரப்பட்ட அரசனின் புனித அக்கினிகளை ரித்விகரும் யாஜகரும் விதிப்படி எடுத்துவந்து முறையாக அமைத்தனர்।
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sacrificial fire of the king has been put outside the fire-sanctuary in accordance with the ritual precepts and were withdrawn by the attendants and priests well-versed in Vedic lore.
FAQs
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.