The weapons should all be properly whetted. The soldiers should be filled with courage and resolution. It is proper to march the troops in the month of Chaitra Agrahayana.
अभिनीतानि शस्त्राणि योधाश्च कृतनिश्चयाः। चैत्र्यां वा मार्गशीर्थ्यां वा सेनायोगः प्रशस्यते॥