Then, with, Rsyasrriga at their head, Vasistha and the other principal Brāhmaṇas wending to the sacrificial ground, began the ceremony, according to the ordinance; and in due form. And the auspicious king, in company with his wives, was initiated into the ceremony.
ततो वसिष्ठप्रमुखाः सर्व एव द्विजोत्तमाः। ऋष्यशृङ्गं पुरस्कृत्य यज्ञकर्मारभंस्तदा॥ यज्ञवाटं गताः सर्वे यथाशास्त्रं यथाविधि। श्रीमांश्च सह पत्नीभी राजा दीक्षामुपाविशत्॥