Arriving there, those Rishis invoked that foremost of rivers and said to her-"Tell us the reason, O auspicious lady, why this lake in you has been distressed with such a plight. Hearing it, we shall use our efforts to restore its pristine condition.
ते तु सर्वे महाभागाः समागम्य महाव्रताः। आहूय सरितां श्रेष्ठामिदं वचनमब्रुवन्॥ कारणं ब्रूहि कल्याणि किमर्थं ते हृदो ह्ययम्। एवमाकुलतां यातः श्रुत्वा ध्यास्यामहे वयम्॥