life batheth in the tirtha called Pinga,
obtaineth, O tiger among kings, the merit of the gift
of a hundred Kapila kine. One must next
go, O king, to that excellent tirtha called
Prabhasa. There Hutasana is always present
in his own person. He, the friend of Pavana,
O hero, is the mouth of all the gods. The man
that with subdued and sanctified soul batheth in that
tirtha, obtaineth merit greater than that of
the Agnishtoma or Atimtra sacrifices.
Proceeding next to the spot where the Saraswati mingleth
with the sea, one obtaineth the fruit of the gift of
a thousand kine and heaven also besides, O bull of
the Bharata race, blazing forth for all time like
Agni himself. He that with subdued soul batheth
in the tirtha of the king of waters, and giveth
oblations of water unto the Pitris and the
gods, living there for three nights, blazeth forth
like the Moon, and obtaineth also the fruit of the
horse-sacrifice. One should next proceed, O best
of the Bharata, unto the tirtha known by the
name of Varadana, where (the Rishi) Durvasa
had given a boon unto Vishnu. A man by bathing
in Varadana obtaineth the fruit of the gift of a thousand
kine. One should next proceed with subdued senses
and regulated diet to Dwaravati, where by bathing
in Pindaraka, one obtaineth the fruit of the
gift of gold in abundance. O blessed one, it
is wonderful to relate that in that tirtha,
to this day, coins with the mark of the lotus and
lotuses also with the mark of the trident, are seen,
O represser of heroes! And O bull among men, the
presence of Mahadeva is there. Arriving then,
O Bharata, at the spot where the Sindhu mingleth
with the sea, one should with subdued soul bathe in
that tirtha of Varuna. And bathing there
and giving oblations of water to the Pitris,
the Rishis, and the gods one acquireth, O bull of the
Bharata race, the region of Varuna, and blazeth forth
in effulgence of his own. Men of wisdom say that,
by worshipping the god known by the name of Shankukarneswara,
one acquireth ten times the merit of the horse-sacrifice.
O bull of the Bharata race, having walked round that
tirtha, one should, O thou foremost of the Kurus,
go to that tirtha celebrated over the three
worlds and known by the name of Drimi.
That tirtha cleanseth from every sin, and it
is there that the gods including Brahma worship Maheswara.
Having bathed there and worshipped Rudra surrounded
by the other gods, one is freed from all sins since
birth. It was there, O best of men, that Drimi
was adored by all the gods. Bathing there, O
best of men, one obtaineth the fruit of the horse-sacrifice.
O thou of great intelligence, Vishnu the creator of
the universe, after slaying the Daityas and Danavas,
went thither to purify himself. O virtuous one,
one should next proceed to Vasudhara adored
by all. The moment one arrives at that tirtha,