रथं च दिव्याश्वयुजं कपिप्रवरकेतनम् ॥
उपेतं राजतैर् अश्वैर् गान्धर्वैर् हेममालिभिः ॥
पाण्डुराभ्रप्रतीकाशैर् मनोवायुसमैर् जवे ॥
सर्वोपकरणैर् युक्तम् अजय्यं देवदानवैः ॥
भानुमन्तं महाघोषं सर्वभूतमनोहरम् ॥
ससर्ज यत् स्वतपसा भौवनो भुवनप्रभुः ॥
प्रजापतिर् अनिर्देश्यं यस्य रूपं रवेर् इव ॥
rathaṃ ca divyāśvayujaṃ kapipravaraketanam ||
upetaṃ rājatair aśvair gāndharvair hemamālibhiḥ ||
pāṇḍurābhrapratīkāśair manovāyusamair jave ||
sarvopakaraṇair yuktam ajayyaṃ devadānavaiḥ ||
bhānumantaṃ mahāghoṣaṃ sarvabhūtamanoharam ||
sasarja yat svatapasā bhauvano bhuvanaprabhuḥ ||
prajāpatir anirdeśyaṃ yasya rūpaṃ raver iva ||
And the chariot, yoked with wondrous horses, bearing the banner of the finest monkey, furnished with silvery gandharva horses in golden garlands, resembling a pale cloud, equal to mind and wind in speed; furnished with every equipment, unconquerable by gods and danavas, radiant, thunderous, captivating to all beings; which Bhauvana, lord of the worlds, Prajapati, fashioned by his own austerity — a chariot indescribable, whose form was like the sun's.
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Here the chariot too is the fruit of divine austerity. It is significant that Prajapati created it 'by his own austerity [tapas]': the wondrous arises from tapas even in the Creator. The instruments of the gods themselves are hallowed by austerity. Thus the scripture reveals the greatness of Arjuna's chariot; and swift as thought, it will carry him to the great undertaking.