He saw that the hermitage was situated on the banks of the river, a most sacred one and she flowed as the mother of all the creatures living there.
नदीं चाश्रमसंश्लिष्टां पुण्यतोयां ददर्श सः। सर्वप्राणभृतां तत्र जननीमिव धिष्ठिताम्॥