Duly worshipping that car which had formerly been sanctified by a priest conversant with Brahma, going round it and worshipping the sun, Karna, the foremost of car-warriors, addressed the king of Madra, standing near him, saying-"get upon the chariot."
तं रथं रथिनां श्रेष्ठः कर्णोऽभ्यर्च्य यथाविधि॥ सम्पादितं ब्रह्माविदा पूर्वमेव पुरोधसा। कृत्वा प्रदक्षिणं यत्नादुपस्थाय च भास्करम्॥ समीपस्थं मद्रराजमारोह त्वमथाब्रवीत्।