the gods and the _Pitris_ one ascendeth unto the region of Vishnu and is adored there. In that _tirtha_, O bull of the Bharata race, there is a sacred lake of the Vasus. By bathing there and drinking of its water, one becometh regarded of the Vasus. There is a celebrated _tirtha_ of the name of _Sindhuttama_, which destroyeth every sin. O best of men, by bathing there, one acquireth the fruit of the gift of gold in abundance. By arriving at _Bhadratunga_ with sanctified soul and purity of conduct, one acquireth the region of Brahma and a high state of blessedness. There is then the _tirtha_ of the _Kumarikas_ of Indra, that is much resorted to by the _Siddhas_. O best of men, by bathing there, one obtaineth the region of Indra. In _Kumarika_ there is another _tirtha_ called _Renuka_, which is also resorted to by the _Siddhas_. A Brahmana by bathing there would become as bright as the Moon. Proceeding next to the tirtha called the _Panchananda_, with subdued sense and regulated diet, one obtaineth the fruit of the five sacrifices that have been mentioned one after another in the scriptures. Then, O king, one should go to the excellent region of Bhima. O best of the Bharatas by bathing in the _tirtha_ there, that is called _Yoni_, a man (in his next birth) becometh, O king, the son of a goddess, bearing ear-rings decked with pearls, and obtaineth also the merit of the gift of a hundred thousand kine. Proceeding next to _Srikunda_, celebrated over the three worlds and worshipping the grandsire, one obtaineth the fruit of the gift of a thousand kine. O virtuous one, one should then go to the excellent tirtha called _Vimala_, where to this day may be seen fishes of golden and silver hues. By bathing there, one soon acquireth the region of Vasava, and his soul being cleansed from every sin, he attaineth to a high state of blessedness. Proceeding next to _Vitasta_ and giving oblations of water unto the _Pitris_ and the gods, a man, O Bharata, obtaineth the fruit of the _Vajapeya_ sacrifice. That sin-destroying tirtha known by the name of _Vitasta_, is situate in the country of the _Kasmiras_ and is the abode of the Naga Takshaka. Bathing there, a man certainly obtaineth the fruit of the _Vajapeya_ sacrifice, and his soul cleansed from every sin, he attaineth to a high state of blessedness. One should next proceed to _Vadava_ celebrated over the three worlds. Bathing there with due rites in the evening, one should offer rice boiled in butter and milk, according to the best of his might, unto the deity of seven flames. Men of wisdom say that a gift made here in honour of the _Pitris_, becometh inexhaustible. The Rishis, the _Pitris_, the gods, the Gandharvas, several tribes of Apsaras, the Guhyakas, the Kinnaras, the Yakshas, the _Siddhas_, the Vidhyadharas, the Rakshasas, Daityas, Rudras, and Brahma himself, O king, having with subdued senses, accepted a course of austerities for a thousand years in order to move