अश्वमेधो महायज्ञः पावनः सर्वपाप्मनाम्। पावनस्तव दुर्धर्षो रोचतां रघुनन्दन ॥
aśvamedho mahāyajñaḥ pāvanaḥ sarvapāpmanām| pāvanastava durdharṣo rocatāṃ raghunandana ||
English Meaning
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.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)