Matsya Purana 189.2

189.2

ākhyāhi bhagavan. tathyaṃ kāverī saṅgamo mahān.
lokānāñca hitārthāya asmākañca vivṛddhaye .. 189.2 ..

Sûta said:—The king Yudhiṣṭhira along with the Ṛiṣis asked Mârkandeya "Bhagvana! be pleased to relate to us about the junction of the sacred Kâverî. We are desirous of hearing from you the account of the sacred Kâverî by bathing into which the vilest of sinners get emancipation."—2-3.