आदि पर्व (अध्याय १२७) — रङ्गे कर्णस्य अवमानः, दुर्योधनस्य प्रतिपक्ष-निवृत्तिः, मैत्री-स्थापनम् / Ādi Parva (Chapter 127) — Karṇa’s Public Humiliation, Duryodhana’s Intervention, and the Formation of Alliance
अथैनामार्तवै: पुष्पैर्गन्धैश्व विविधैवरै: । शिबिकां तामलंकृत्य वाससा55च्छाद्य सर्वश:,इसके बाद वसन्त-ऋतुमें सुलभ नाना प्रकारके सुन्दर पुष्पों तथा श्रेष्ठ ग्रन्धोंसे एक शिबिका (वैकुण्ठी)-को सजाकर उसे सब ओरसे वस्त्रद्वारा ढँक दिया गया
athainām ārtavaiḥ puṣpair gandhaiś ca vividhair varaiḥ | śibikāṃ tām alaṅkṛtya vāsasā cchādya sarvaśaḥ ||
Then they adorned that palanquin with seasonal spring flowers and with choice, varied fragrances; and, having decorated it, they covered it completely on all sides with cloth.
वैशम्पायन उवाच