Hindu Administrative Institutions c7.s6.1

c7.s6.1

Mention must be made of another important yajña (sacrifice) which was also political in aim and character. It is the aśvamedha, an important sacrifice that is expected to be performed by every great monarch who aimed at attaining the highest place (Indrahood) in heaven. The Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa calls it an ‘utsanna yajña.’¹ The same epithet is given also to the चितिस्थलं in the Garuda-chayana yajña.²