Being obstructed by the arms of Kārtavīryarjuna and having flooded the banks with her pure waters, Narmadā flowed in an opposite direction.
कार्तवीर्यभुजासक्तं तज्जलं प्राप्य निर्मलम्। कूलोपहारं कुर्वाणं प्रतिस्रोतः प्रधावति॥