It is said that in the region north of it (Payoshini) and near the sacred hermitage of Kanva are many forests inhabited by the ascetics.
प्रवेण्युत्तरमार्गे तु पुण्ये कण्वाश्रमे तथा। तापसानामरण्यानि कीर्तितानि यथाश्रुति॥