proceeded with purified body to the blessed region of unrivalled excellence.  One should next repair, O virtuous one, to that tirtha, celebrated over the three worlds, called Lokoddara, where formerly Vishnu of great prowess had created the worlds.  Arriving at that tirtha which is adored by the three worlds one earneth, O king, by bathing there, numerous worlds for himself.  Repairing next with subdued soul to the tirtha called Sree, one acquires, by bathing there and worshipping the Pitris and the gods, high prosperity.  Leading a Brahmacharya mode of life and with concentrated soul, one should proceed next to the tirtha called Kapila.  Bathing there and worshipping one’s own Pitris and the gods, a man earneth the fruit of the gift of a thousand Kapila kine.  Repairing next to the tirtha called Surya and bathing there with subdued soul and worshipping the Pitris and the gods, fasting all the while, one obtaineth the fruit of the Agnishtoma sacrifice and goeth (finally) to the region of the Sun.  The pilgrim by proceeding next to Gobhavana and bathing there obtaineth the merit of the gift of a thousand kine.  O son of the Kuru race, a pilgrim by repairing then to the tirtha called Shankhini and bathing in the Devi-tirtha that is there, obtaineth high prowess.  O king, one should then proceed to the tirtha called Tarandaka situated in the Saraswati and belonging to the illustrious chief of the Yakshas who is one of the gate-keepers (of Kuvera).  O king, bathing there one obtaineth the fruit of the Agnishtoma sacrifice.  O virtuous king, one should next repair to the tirtha called Brahmavarta.  Bathing in Brahmavarta, one ascendeth to the abode of Brahma.  O king, one should then repair to the excellent tirtha called Sutirtha.  There the Pitris are ever present along with the gods.  One should bathe there and worship the Pitris and the gods.  By so doing, one obtaineth the merit of the horse-sacrifice and goeth (finally) into the region of the Pitris.  It is for this, O virtuous one, that Sutirtha situate in Amvumati is regarded as so excellent.  And, O thou best of the Bharata race, having bathed in the tirtha of Kasiswara, one becometh freed from all diseases and is adored in the abode of Brahma.  There, in that tirtha, is another called Matri.  One that bathes in Matri tirtha hath a large progeny and obtaineth, O king, great prosperity.  One should next proceed with subdued sense and regulated diet to the tirtha called Shitavana.  And, O great king, it hath been seen that one merit of that tirtha which rarely belongs to any other, is that one only going thither obtaineth holiness.  By casting off his hair in that tirtha one acquireth, O Bharata, great sanctity.  There, in that tirtha, is another called Shwavillomapaha, where, O