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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 1, Ch. 16]
rain is predestined, and yet people take precautions to protect themselves. Similarly, in the age of Kali the symptoms as above mentioned are sure to infiltrate into social life, but it is the duty of the state to save the citizens from the association of the agents of the age of Kali. Mahārāja Parīkṣit wanted to punish the miscreants indulging in the symptoms of Kali, and thus save the innocent citizens who were pure in habit by culture of religion. It is the duty of the king to give such protection, and Mahārāja Parīkṣit was perfectly right when he prepared himself to fight.
TEXT 11
स्वलंकृतं श्यामतुरङ्गयोजितं  
 रथं मृगेन्द्रध्वजमाश्रितः पुरात् ।  
 वृतो रथाश्वद्विपपत्तियुक्तया  
 स्वसेनया दिग्विजयाय निर्गतः ॥११॥
svalaṅkṛtam śyāma-turaṅga-yojitam  
 ratham mṛgendra-dhvajam āśritaḥ purāt  
 vṛto rathāśva-dvipapatti-yuktayā  
 svasenayā digvijayāya nirgataḥ
svalaṅkṛtam —very well decorated;  śyāma —black;  turaṅga —horses;  yojitam —tackled;  ratham —chariot;  mṛgendra —lion;  dhvajam —flagged;  āśritaḥ —under the protection;  purāt —from the capital;  vṛtaḥ —surrounded by;  ratha —charioteers;  aśva —cavalry;  dvipapatti —elephants;  yuktayā —thus being equipped;  svasenayā —along with infantry;  digvijayāya —for the purpose of conquering;  nirgataḥ —went out.
TRANSLATION
Mahārāja Parīkṣit sat on a chariot drawn by black horses. His flag was marked with the sign of a lion. Being so decorated and surrounded by charioteers, cavalry, elephants and infantry soldiers, he left the capital to conquer in all directions.
PURPORT
Mahārāja Parīkṣit is distinguished from his grandfather Arjuna, for black horses pulled his chariot instead of white horses. He marked his flag with