The greeting the monarch, Prahasta, furnished (with all appliances of battle), winding his dreadful trumpet, ascended his car; having all sorts of weapons; yoked with wondrous fleet steeds; driven by a competent charioteer, excellently furnished; sending up sounds resembling the rumbling of mighty masses of cloud, appearing like the very sun or Moon; invincible with a serpent-standard; having a defence as well as a portion exceedingly handsome; netted with gold all round; and seeming to be laughing in grace.
अथामन्त्र्य तु राजानं भेरीमाहत्य भैरवाम्।।२४ आरुरोह रथं युक्तः प्रहस्तः सज्जकल्पितम्। हयैर्महाजवैर्युक्तं सम्यक्सूतं सुसंयतम्॥ महाजलदनिर्घोषं साक्षाच्चन्द्रार्कभास्वरम्। उरगध्वजदुर्धर्षं सुवरूथं स्वपस्करम्॥ सुवर्णजालसंयुक्तं प्रहसन्तमिव श्रिया।