Those best of men, the sons of Pandu, came to (the banks of) the Ganges. The great car-warriors Dhananjaya (Arjuna) walked before, carrying torch in his hand for showing them the way and for protecting them.
ते त्वगच्छन्नहोरात्रात् तीर्थं सोमाश्रयायणम्। आसेदुः पुरुषव्याघ्रा गङ्गायां पाण्डुनन्दनाः॥