Janamejaya said "Why O Brahmana, did the Sarasvati bend her course there towards the east. O best of Adhvaryus, you should tell me everything regarding this.
जनमेजय उवाच कस्मात् सरस्वती ब्रह्मन् निवृत्ता प्राडमुखीभवत्। व्याख्यातमेतदिच्छामि सर्वमध्वर्युसत्तम॥