Shloka 1
अर्हणनिर्णयः
Decision on the Highest Honor at the Assembly
अफत-८#-रू- जा - नीलकण्ठीकी टीकामें छः: अग्नियाँ इस प्रकार बतायी गयी हैं--आरम्भणीय
vaiśampāyana uvāca | tato 'bhiṣecanīye 'hani brāhmaṇā rājabhiḥ saha | antarvedīṁ praviviśuḥ satkārārhā maharṣayaḥ ||
毗湿摩波耶那曰：其后，至行灌顶之日（乃王祭Rājasūya之要件），诸可受敬礼之大圣仙，与婆罗门众并诸王随从，同入内坛祭域。此景昭示在法（dharma）所统摄之下，灵性权威与王权公开会合；此礼以正当仪轨与应有恭敬，旨在使主权获得合法的确认。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Legitimate sovereignty is framed as dharma-bound: royal authority is publicly affirmed through correct ritual procedure and through honoring those worthy of honor (seers and brāhmaṇas), showing that power is to be exercised under sacred and ethical norms.
On the consecratory day of Yudhiṣṭhira’s Rājasūya-related rites, the honored seers and brāhmaṇas, along with assembled kings, enter the inner ritual arena, setting the stage for subsequent events in the ceremony (including discussions leading toward Kṛṣṇa’s preeminent worship).