That was an excellent Tirtha on the southern side of the Sarasvati. The ground there was not sandy, and was therefore, selected for the battle.
दक्षिणेन सरस्वत्याः स्वयनं तीर्थमुत्तमम्॥ तस्मिन् देशे त्वनिरिणे ते तु युद्धमरोचयन्।