That highly-energetic, pious and intelligent monarch, in consultation with all his counsellors of sedate minds, having made up his mind to celebrate the sacrifice, said to that best of counsellors, Sumantra, Do you speedily summon my spiritual guides, along with the family priests.
स निश्चितां मतिं कृत्वा यष्टव्यमिति बुद्धिमान्। मन्त्रिभिः सह धर्मात्मा सर्वैरपि कृतात्मभिः॥ ततोऽब्रवीन्महातेजाः सुमन्त्रं मन्त्रिसत्तम। शीघ्रमानय मे सर्वान् गुरूंस्तान् सपुरोहितान्॥