At the place of pilgrimage at Prabhāsa, it came to his knowledge that all his relatives had died due to violent passion, just as an entire forest burns due to fire produced by the friction of bamboos. After this he proceeded west, where the river Sarasvatī flows.
Srimad Bhagavata Purana
श्रीमद्भागवतमहापुराणम्
मूल श्लोकः
तत्राथ शुश्राव सुहृद्विनष्टिं वनं यथा वेणुजवह्निसंश्रयम् । संस्पर्धया दग्द्धमथानुशोचन् सरस्वतीं प्रत्यगियाय तूष्णीम्
tatrātha śuśrāva suhṛdvinaṣṭiṃ vanaṃ yathā veṇujavahnisaṃśrayam | saṃspardhayā dagddhamathānuśocan sarasvatīṃ pratyagiyāya tūṣṇīm
SB 3.1.21