हयमेध
यज्ञोपक्रमः — Commencement of the Aśvamedha Preparations
प्राचीनान्सिन्धु सौवीरान्सौराष्ट्रेयांश्च पार्थिवान्।दाक्षिणात्यान्नरेन्द्रांश्च समस्तानानयस्व ह।।1.13.25।।
prācīnān sindhu-sauvīrān saurāṣṭreyāṃś ca pārthivān |
dākṣiṇātyān narendrāṃś ca samastān ānayasva ha || 1.13.25 ||
亦当召请诸方君王:东方诸国之王,信度与苏毗罗之王,娑罗湿多罗之主,以及南方诸邦的国王,悉皆迎来。
Bring all other kings of this earth, who are friendly with us. Along with their retinues, families and relatives".
Dharma is presented as inclusive, orderly kingship: a major yajña is a public-sacred act, and inviting many regions reflects responsibility toward wider social and political harmony.
Vasiṣṭha expands the invitations beyond close allies to regional rulers across the subcontinent.
Vasiṣṭha’s administrative foresight—ensuring broad participation and legitimacy for a royal rite.