Bṛhaspati said:: (Defective text). The Kāraskaras, Kaliṅgas and the Andhras, the Śabaras etc, the northern, bank of the Sindhu, the region further to the north—these are the countries of sinners. They are occupied by sinful persons. They are avoided by good people (and) the Brāhmaṇas who have mastered the Vedas. If any one goes there out of attachment or delusion, h is sin cannot be removed even if he drinks (holy) water with plenty of gingelly seeds (the idea seems to be “even if libations are offered by a number of his successors”) or even when he goes (as a pilgrim) to Yugandhara (near Kurukṣetra).