Then coming upon the confluence of the Ganga and the Sarasvati, Bharata entered the forest of Bhārunda lying to the north* of Vīramatsya. *Uttarān, lit. north. Some text read uttaram. It would mean countries lying to the north of Viramatsya.
सरस्वतीं च गङ्गां च युग्मेन प्रतिपद्य च। उत्तरान् वीरमत्स्यानां भारुण्डं प्राविशद् वनम्॥