When the time came for erccting the sacrificial stake, O chief of Bharata's race, six stakes were set up which were made of Bilva, six which were made of Khadira, and six which were made of Sarvavarnin.
ततो यूपोच्छ्ये प्राप्ते घड् बैल्वान् भरतर्षभ। खादिरान् बिल्वसमितांस्तावतः सर्ववर्णिनः॥