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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.13.30

Bāla Kāṇḍa, sarga 13: Aśvamedha yajña: The horse’s return and completion of the rites. The returning horse is sacrificed with prescribed posts, a Garuḍa-shaped altar and continual hospitality, Daśaratha rewards the priests and requests the rite for sons

In the sequence: an officiant removes and cooks the “winged” horse's omentum, the fatty membrane around the abdominal organs → Daśaratha inhales its smoke at the proper time and in the prescribed manner to remove sin

1.13.30

dhūmagandhaṃ vapāyās tu jighrati sma narādhipaḥ
yathākālaṃ yathānyāyaṃ nirṇudan pāpam ātmanaḥ

The king inhaled the smoke-scent of the omentum, at the proper time and in the proper manner, driving away the sin from himself.

Words: dhūmagandhaṃ — the smoke-scent; vapāyās — of the omentum; tu — and; jighrati — inhales, smells; sma — (marks past sense); narādhipaḥ — the king; yathākālaṃ — at the proper time; yathānyāyaṃ — in the proper manner; nirṇudan — driving away, dispelling; pāpam — sin; ātmanaḥ — from himself

Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki. Sanskrit: The Vālmīki-Rāmāyaṇa: Critical Edition, Oriental Institute, Baroda, 1960–1975 (gen. eds. G. H. Bhatt, U. P. Shah); IAST from GRETIL (Göttingen). Translation and word glosses: Claude Opus 4.6–4.7; summaries and sequences: ChatGPT Astra (machine-made). Numbering follows the Critical Edition, not the vulgate (e.g. Gita Press, valmikiramayan.net), so sarga and verse numbers can differ from those editions.