Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 1 - Chapter 1 - Verse 11

Sanskrit:

स्वलङ्‍कृतं श्यामतुरङ्गयोजितंरथं मृगेन्द्रध्वजमाश्रित: पुरात् ।वृतो रथाश्वद्विपपत्तियुक्तयास्वसेनया दिग्विजयाय निर्गत: ॥ ११ ॥

ITRANS:

svalaṅkṛtaṁ śyāma-turaṅga-yojitaṁrathaṁ mṛgendra-dhvajam āśritaḥ purātvṛto rathāśva-dvipapatti-yuktayāsva-senayā digvijayāya nirgataḥ

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 the mark of a lion, and his grandfather marked his with the mark of Hanumānjī. A royal procession like that of Mahārāja Parīkṣit surrounded by well-decorated chariots, cavalry, elephants, infantry and band not only is pleasing to the eyes, but also is a sign of a civilization that is aesthetic even on the fighting front.