हयमेध
यज्ञोपक्रमः · Commencement of the Aśvamedha Preparations
यज्ञीयं च कृतं राजन् पुरुषैस्सुसमाहितैः ।
निर्यातु च भवान्यष्टुं यज्ञायतनमन्तिकात् ॥३४॥
yajñīyaṃ ca kṛtaṃ rājan puruṣaiḥ susamāhitaiḥ |
niryātu ca bhavān yaṣṭuṃ yajñāyatanam antikāt ||34||
‘హే రాజా! సుసమాధాన చిత్తముగల పురుషులు యజ్ఞసంబంధమైన సమస్త ఏర్పాట్లను పూర్తిచేశారు। ఇప్పుడు మీరు సమీపంలోని యజ్ఞశాలకు వెళ్లి యజ్ఞానుష్ఠానాన్ని నిర్వహించండి।’
"O king, persons with composed minds have made preparations for the yaga. Now be pleased to leave for sacrificial altar nearby to perform yaga.
Dharma in ritual life requires readiness, mental composure, and proceeding in proper sequence—action aligned with vidhi (right procedure).
Vasiṣṭha informs Daśaratha that preparations are complete and invites him to enter the yajña-space to commence the sacrificial act.
Composure and duty: the attendants’ focused preparation and the king’s readiness to undertake a sacred obligation.
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