O great king, where there is the Ganges and the place on the banks of the Ganges, is the wood fit for asceticism. The region through which the Ganges flows is a favourite hermitage.
यत्र गङ्गा महाराज स देशस्तत् तपोवनम्। सिद्धिक्षेत्रं च तज्ज्ञेयं गङ्गातीरसमाश्रितम्॥