O Rāma, among sacrifices Aśvamedha is the best and the remover of all sins; it is my prayer therefore that your desire might be turned towards this great and highly purifying sacrifice.
अश्वमेधो महायज्ञः पावनः सर्वपाप्मनाम्। पावनस्तव दुर्धर्षो रोचतां रघुनन्दन ॥