While those wives of heroes were performing this rite in honour of their heroic husband, the access to the stream became easy, although the paths (carved out by feet) disappeared afterwards.
सुहृदां चापि धर्मज्ञाः प्रचक्रुः सलिलक्रियाः। उदके क्रियमाणे तु वीराणां वीरपत्निभिः॥ सूपतीर्था भवद्गङ्गा भूयो विप्रससार च।