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 Vishnu to grace, cooked rice in milk and butter and gratified Kesava with oblations, each offered with seven Riks.  And, O king, the gratified Kesava thereupon conferred on them the eight-fold attributes called Aiswarya and other objects that they