he _tirtha_ called _Koti_. By this, one obtaineth the merit of the
Pundarika sacrifice, and delivereth his race. Residing one night there,
one acquireth the merit of giving away a thousand kine. By offering
oblations of water duly to the gods and the Pitris, at _Saptaganga_,
_Triganga_ and _Sakravarta_, (which are all there), becometh adored in
the regions of the virtuous. Bathing next at _Kanakhala_, and fasting
there for three nights, a person reapeth the merit of the
horse-sacrifice and goeth to heaven. Then O lord of men, the pilgrim
should repair to _Kapilavata_. Fasting for one night there, he obtaineth
the merit of giving away a thousand kine. O king, there is a _tirtha_ of
the illustrious Kapila, king of the Nagas, that is celebrated, O thou
best of Kurus, over all the worlds. Bathing there at the _Nagatirtha_
one obtaineth, O king, the merit of giving away a thousand Kapila kine.
One should next repair to the excellent _tirtha_ of _Santanu_, called
_Lalitika_. Bathing there, O king, one never sinketh into distress
(hereafter). The man that bathes at the confluence of the Ganga and the
Yamuna, obtains the merit of ten horse-sacrifices, and also rescues his
race. One should next, O king, go to _Sugandha_, celebrated over the
world. By this, cleansed of every sin, he becometh adored in the abode
of Brahma. Then, O lord of men, the pilgrim should repair to
_Rudravarta_. Bathing there, one ascendeth to heaven. Bathing at the
confluence of the Ganga and the Saraswati, a person obtaineth the merit
of the horse-sacrifice and also ascendeth to heaven. Proceeding next to
_Bhadrakarneswara_ and worshipping the gods duly, one, without sinking
into distress, becometh adored in heaven. Then, O lord of men, the
pilgrim should proceed to the _tirtha_ called _Kuvjamraka_. By this he
obtaineth the merit of giving away a thousand kine, and heaven also.
Then, O king, the pilgrim should go to the _Arundhativata_. Proceeding
thither with concentrated soul and practising the Brahmacharya vows, one
that batheth in _Samudraka_ and fasteth for three nights, obtaineth the
merit of the horse-sacrifice and of giving away a thousand kine, and
also rescueth his race. One should next proceed to _Brahmavarta_, with
concentrated soul and practising the Brahmacharya vows. By this, one
obtaineth the merit of the horse-sacrifice, and goeth to the region of
Soma. The man that proceedeth to the _Yamuna-prabhava_, (the source of
the Yamuna) and batheth