Vaishampayana said "There, in that Tirtha, O Bharata, where the Moon had formerly celebrated the Rajasuya sacrifice, a great battle was fought in which Taraka was the root.
वैशम्पायन उवाच यत्रेजिवानुडुपती राजसूयेन भारत। तस्मिरतीर्थे महानासीत् संग्रामस्तारकामयः॥