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 Atiratra 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, one acquireth the fruit of the horse-sacrifice.  And, O thou best of the Kurus, by bathing there with subdued soul and rapt attention, and giving oblations of water unto 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