Handsome damsels then adored him by covering him with a shower of fried paddy, perfumes and garlands of flowers. Thereafter that brave warrior with folded palms worshipped Yudhishthira's feet; whereupon the latter smelt his head. Having undergone all these ceremonies he mounted his chariot. Thereafter those horses, cheerful, plump, of the fleetness of the wind. Invincible in battle and of the Sindhu breed, were on the point of dragging that excellent chariot of Satyaki. Bhimasena also similarly, honoured by the very virtuous king Yudhishthira.