Shloka 96
Aśvamedha-dīkṣā, Vyāsa’s horse-release, and Arjuna’s departure with Gāṇḍīva (आश्वमेधिक-दीक्षा तथा हय-उत्सर्गः)
यथाकालं यथायोगं सज्जा: सम तव दीक्षणे । तब महातेजस्वी व्यासने धर्मपुत्र राजा युधिष्ठिससे कहा--'राजन्! हमलोग यथासमय उत्तम योग आनेपर तुम्हें दीक्षा देनेको तैयार हैं
Vaiśampāyana uvāca: yathākālaṃ yathāyogaṃ sajjāḥ sma tava dīkṣaṇe. tataḥ mahātejāḥ Vyāsaḥ Dharmaputraṃ rājānaṃ Yudhiṣṭhiram uvāca—“rājan, vayam yathāsamayaṃ yogyam āgate tvāṃ dīkṣayituṃ sajjāḥ sma.”
Sinabi ni Vaiśampāyana: “Sa tamang panahon at sa wastong paraan, handa kami para sa iyong dikṣā (pagpapabanal/pagpapasimula).” Pagkaraan, kinausap ng maningning na si Vyāsa ang Haring Yudhiṣṭhira, anak ni Dharma: “O Hari, kapag dumating ang mapalad at angkop na sandali, nakahanda kaming magsagawa ng pagsisimula sa iyo.” Ipinakikita ng talatang ito na ang mga banal na ritwal ay dapat isagawa sa wastong oras, tamang pamamaraan, at may disiplinadong kahandaan—pagpapatibay ng kaayusang dharma kahit sa gawaing panghari.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
That dharmic action—especially sacred and royal rites—must be performed with correct timing (yathākālam) and correct procedure/fitness (yathāyogam). Readiness is not mere eagerness; it is disciplined alignment with rule, auspiciousness, and proper method.
Vaiśampāyana reports that the officiants are ready to conduct the king’s dīkṣā. Vyāsa then directly tells King Yudhiṣṭhira that they will initiate him when the proper and fitting moment arrives, signaling the formal preparation for a major sacrificial undertaking.