Shalya Parva 36.46
Rahular Itihasa / M. N. Dutt · Shalya Parva Chapter 36 · Verse 46
Sanskrit Original
उपस्पृश्य तु तत्रापि विधिवद् यदुनन्दनः। दत्त्वा दायान् द्विजातिभ्यो भाण्डानि विविधानि च॥५९ भक्ष्यं भोज्यं च विविधं ब्राह्मणेभ्यः प्रदाय च। ततः प्रायाद् बलो राजन् पूज्यमानो द्विजातिभिः॥ सरस्वतीतीर्थवरं नानाद्विजगणायुतम्। बलरेङगुदकाश्मर्यप्लक्षाश्वत्थबिभीतकैः॥ कङ्कोलैश्च पलाशैश्च करीरैः पीलुभिस्तथा। सरस्वतीतीर्थरुहैस्तरुभिर्विविधैस्तथा॥
Bathing in those tirthas duly and distributing wealth and various other articles of enjoyment ainongst the Brahmanas, that delighter of Yadu's race also gave away various kinds of food and desirable articles to them. Adored by those Rishis, Vala, O king, left that foremost of all tirthas on the Sarasvati, at (viz., Sapta-Sarasvat). Numerous birds also lived there. And it abounded with Vadari, Inguda, Kacmaryya, Plahsha, Ashvattha, Vibhitaka, Kakkola, Palasha, Karira, Pilu and various other kinds of trees that grow on the banks of the Sarasvati.