O son of Pandu, thereupon the earth was gratified with his asceticism. She again rose from the water and remained as a sacrificial altar.
ततः प्रसन्ना पृथिवी तपसा तस्य पाण्डव। पुनरुनह्य सलिलाद् वेदीरूपा स्थिता बभौ॥