After the damsels of the heavenly planets bathe in the water, it becomes yellowish and fragrant due to the kuṅkuma from their bodies. Thus the elephants come to bathe there with their wives, the she-elephants, and they also drink the water, although they are not thirsty.
Srimad Bhagavata Purana
श्रीमद्भागवतमहापुराणम्
मूल श्लोकः
ययोस्तत्स्नानविभ्रष्टनवकुङ्कुमपिञ्जरम् । वितृषोऽपि पिबन्त्यम्भः पाययन्तो गजा गजीः
yayostatsnānavibhraṣṭanavakuṅkumapiñjaram | vitṛṣo'pi pibantyambhaḥ pāyayanto gajā gajīḥ
SB 4.6.26