O Yudhisthira, if a devotee circumambulates that place, Vyasa becomes delighted and he obtains the benefit desired. 28-29a. O leading king, thereafter, one shall go the confluence of the river Iksu. It is meritorious and well-known in the three worlds. Siva is present there. O king, on taking bath there, a man shall obtain the chieftain-ship of Ganas. 29b-31a. Thereafter, one should go to Skandatirtha that dispels all sins.* One who takes bath there dispels sins com¬ mitted by him ever since his birth. Devas and Gandharvas wor¬ ship lord Skanda, the bearer of Sakti, the noble-souled excellent son of Siva. 31b-33a. Thereafter, one should go to Angirasatirtha and perform the rite of ablution there, getting thereby the merit of a gift of a thousand cows, he goes to Rudra’s region. It was here that Angiras, the son of Brahma, propitiated the bull- bannered lord of Devas and the universe by means of penance and obtained the excellent Yoga. 33b-34a. Thereafter, one should go to Kusatirtha that dispels all sins. One should take the holy plunge there (where¬ by) he will obtain the benefit of a horse-sacrifice. 34b-35a. Thereafter one should go to Kotitirtha that dispels sins committed by him ever since his birth. *The Venk. Text has an irrelevant line here : rj^a-tirtham tato gacchet sa ttidn mucyate dhruvam “one should go to Rna-tirtha; one definitely gets rid of indebtedness.”