Suparna said Since a man is absolved from his sins in this quarter and since he attains salvation here, it is called North (Uttara), O twice born one, from its power of absolution (uttarana).
सुपर्ण उवाच यस्मादुत्तार्यते पापाद् यस्मान्निःश्रेयसोऽश्नुते। अस्मादुत्तारणबलादुत्तरेत्युच्यते द्विज॥