अश्वमेधप्रवृत्तिः
Commencement and Performance of Daśaratha’s Aśvamedha
ऐन्द्रश्च विधिवद्दत्तो राजा चाभिषुतोऽनघ:।माध्यन्दिनं च सवनं प्रावर्तत यथाक्रमम्।।।।
aindraś ca vidhivad datto rājā cābhiṣuto ’naghaḥ | mādhyandinaṃ ca savanaṃ prāvartata yathākramam ||
Ang bahagi para kay Indra ay naihandog nang ayon sa ritwal; at ang walang-dungis na Soma ay napiga. At ang tanghaling savana ay nagpatuloy rin, ayon sa wastong ayos at pagkakasunod-sunod.
Dharma as adherence to vidhi: righteousness in ritual is shown through correct offerings and orderly procedure (yathākramam).
A procedural description of the sacrifice: offerings to Indra and the pressing of Soma occur, including the midday savana, in the correct sequence.
Discipline and correctness in sacred duty—ritual specialists and patron uphold order without deviation.