In this Sloka we say that this holy water is like medicine. When we become old and have diseases due to old age, this holy water has the power to reenergize us. Lord Narayana and Sree Hari are the doctors who protect us. This is the greatness of the "tiirtha."

The Bhagavatam, also tells the story of Devaahuti. Devaahuti is the wife of Kardamamuni who is the father of Lord Kapiladeva and a great sage. In this story, Devaahuti regains her beauty and youth by taking a bath in the Bindusaras, which is a part of the river Sarasvati. The Bhagavatam also explains how the Bindusaras originated. The word Bindu means a drop. The story goes that the lord was happy with his devotee in a particular moment and in that place, a drop of water fell from his eye due to this happiness and it became Bindusaras. Kardamamuni was performing a great penance near this river, and due to the association with this great sage, the river is said to have attained its power of purification. Even today, the river Sarasvati is greatly revered in India.

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