suvarṇādīni ratnāni balīn sarvauṣadhīrapi śuklamālyāṃśca lājāṃśca pṛthakca madhusarpiṣī| ahatāni ca vāsāṃsi rathaṃ sarvāyudhānyapi caturaṅgabalaṃ caiva gajaṃ ca śubhalakṣaṇam| cāmaravyajane śvete dhvajaṃ chatraṃ ca pāṇḍuram śataṃ ca śātakumbhānāṃ kumbhānāgnivarcasām| hiraṇyaśṛṅgamṛṣabhaṃ samagraṃ vyāghracarma ca upasthāpayata prātaragnyagāraṃ mahīpateḥ|
By tomorrow early morning arrange in the place set aside for sacred fire in the king's palace gold and other metals, gems, articles of worship, also herbs, garlands of white flowers, roasted corn, honey and clarified butter in separate containers, fresh clothes, chariot, weapons of every kind, army of four divisions, an elephant possessing auspicious marks, white fans made of Yak's hair, a standard, white parasol, a hundred golden vessels shining like fire, a bull with goldplated horns and a tiger skin.
— M.N. Dutt (1891)
Vasistha specifies the coronation materials: gold, gems, and the sacred altar. The verse reads like a ritual manual — every item has symbolic meaning, every detail matters. The coronation of a king is not merely a ceremony but a cosmic act requiring precise observance.