In that place whence in course of a former creation, the wheel of virtue was set in motion, in that forest which is known by the name of Naimisha, and which is situate on the banks of the Gomati, there is a city called Nagapura.
यत्र पूर्वाभिसर्गे वै धर्मचक्र प्रवर्तितम्। नैमिषे गोमतीतीरे तत्र नागाह्वयं पुरम्॥