The pious Shuka then saw from a high region the extremely beautiful celestial river Mandakini, running below through a region adorned by many flowering groves and forests.
ततो मन्दाकिनी रम्यामुपरिष्टादभिव्रजन्॥ शुको ददर्श धर्मात्मा पुष्पितदुमकाननाम्।