Just as the river Vaitarani conveys all departed spirits to the dominions of the ruler of spirits, so, in that afternoon, that river carried away (with its bloody currents) all cowards that became overwhelmed with a swoon.
अपोवाह रणे भीरून् कश्मलेनाभिसंवृतान्। यथा वैतरणी प्रेतान् प्रेतराजपुरं प्रति॥