Shloka 253
Nakula’s Declaration and the Uñchavṛtti Brāhmaṇa’s Superior Merit (Āśvamedhika Parva, Adhyāya 92)
विश्वावसुश्न ये चान्ये ते5प्युपासन्तु मे मखम् । “दिव्य अप्सराओंके समुदाय, गन्धर्व, किन्नर, विश्वावसु तथा जो अन्य प्रमुख गन्धर्व हैं, वे सब यहाँ आकर मेरे यज्ञकी उपासना करें
Viśvāvāsuś ca ye cānye te 'py upāsantu me makham.
Vaiśampāyana nói: “Xin cho Viśvāvāsu và hết thảy các Gandharva lỗi lạc khác cũng đến dự và phụng sự nghi lễ tế tự của ta.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
A major royal sacrifice is not merely personal piety but a dharmic public act: it seeks rightful order and legitimacy by inviting worthy witnesses—here, celestial Gandharvas—emphasizing that power must be exercised under ritual and moral accountability.
During the Aśvamedha context, an invitation is issued for Viśvāvāsu and other Gandharvas to come and participate in (or honor) the sacrifice, portraying the rite as an event of cosmic significance attended by divine beings.