He then got upon a new and white car covered with blankets and deer-skins, and to which were yoked sixteen white bullocks endued with auspicious marks, and which had been purified with Vedic Mantras. Adored by panegyrists and bards, the king got upon that car like Soma riding upon his own nectarine vehicle.
ततो नवं रथं शुभं कम्बलाजिनसंवृतम्। युक्तं षोडशभिर्गोभिः पाण्डुरैः शुभलक्षणैः॥ मन्त्रैरभ्यर्चितं पुण्यैः स्तूयमानश्च बन्दिभिः। आरुरोह यथा देवः सोमोऽमृतमयं रथम्॥