Bhishma said Forsooth, all Tirthas are possessed of merit. Listen, however, with attention to me as I tell you what the Tirtha, the cleanser, is of men gifted with wisdom.
भीष्म उवाच सर्वाणि खलु तीर्थानि गुणवन्ति मनीषिणः। यत्तु तीर्थं च शौचं च तन्मे शृणु समाहितः॥