Janamejaya said "For what was the worshipful Soma afflicted with phthisis? How also did he bathe in that tirtha? How did he, having bathed in that sacred water, regain his lost power? Describe it to me fully, O great Muni.
जनमेजय उवाच कथं तु भगवान् सोमो यक्ष्मणा समगृह्यत। कथं च तीर्थप्रवरे तस्मिंश्चन्द्रो न्यमन्जत॥ कथमाप्लुत्य तस्मिंस्तु पुनराप्यायितः शशी। एतन्मे सर्वमाचक्ष्व विस्तरेण महामुने॥