Thosc best of twice-born ones, having first performed the rite called Pravargya otherwise called Dharma, then duly performed the rite of Abhishva, O king.
कृत्वा प्रवर्ये धर्माख्यं यथावद् द्विजसत्तमाः। चक्रुस्ते विधिवद् राजंस्तथेवाभिषवं द्विजाः॥