In that place, Śrīla Vyāsadeva, in his own āśrama, which was surrounded by berry trees, sat down to meditate after touching water for purification.
Srimad Bhagavata Purana
श्रीमद्भागवतमहापुराणम्
मूल श्लोकः
तस्मिन् स्व आश्रमे व्यासो बदरीषण्डमण्डिते । आसीनोऽप उपस्पृश्य प्रणिदध्यौ मनः स्वयम्
tasmin sva āśrame vyāso badarīṣaṇḍamaṇḍite | āsīno'pa upaspṛśya praṇidadhyau manaḥ svayam
SB 1.7.3