Bhishma said A piece of land on a best sight, fertile, situate in the midst of charming adorned with various kinds of metals, and inhabited by all sorts of creatures, Is considered as the foremost of spots.
भीष्म उवाच सुप्रदर्शा बलवती चित्रा धातुविभूषिता। उपेता सर्वभूतैश्च श्रेष्ठा भूमिरिहोच्यते॥