Aruṇāspadanagara (Arunaspadatirtha) is a nagara (city) located on the bank of the river Varuṇā (Varuna). A Brāhmaṇa (Brahmana), who lived in this town, by help of some oṣadhi (oshadhi; herbal drug) achieved the miraculous power to cross a distance of thousand yojana within a short period.