O best of the Bharata race, in this region, is also the Tirtha of the royal ascetic, called Nriga, namely the river Payashini which is charming and which is full of water and which is frequented by Brahmanas.
राजर्षेस्तस्य च सरिनृगस्य भरतर्षभ। रम्यतीर्था बहुजला पयोष्णी द्विजसेविता॥