The constellations constituted its shafts; and the Kritayuga constituted its yoke; and Vasuki, (the foremost of all snakes, constituted the Kubara of the car). Then the best of the celestials made the Apaskora and Adhistana of that car to be the same as the Himavat and the Vindhya mountains, and also made the Udaya and Asta mountains to be the wheels of that car.
ईषा नक्षत्रवंशश्च युगः कृतयुगोऽभवत्॥ कूबरश्च रथस्यासीद् वासुकिर्भुजगोत्तमः । अपस्करमधिष्ठाने हिमवान् विन्ध्यपर्वतः उदयास्तावधिष्ठाने गिरी चक्रुः सुरोत्तमाः॥