 अथ संवत्सरे पूर्णे तस्मिन्प्राप्ते तुरङ्गमे।सरय्वाश्चोत्तरे तीरे राज्ञो यज्ञोऽभ्यवर्तत।। 
  After completion of one year when the sacrificial horse had returned, the sacrifice by the king Dasaratha commenced on the northern bank of river Sarayu. 