Those who take bath there go to heaven. Those who die here are not reborn. In accordance with his (donor’s) capacity, a pair of shoes, a chariot horse, gold, cooked food and full meal should be given. It (the dana given here) is said to be everlasting. All (other) danas, offerings, sacrifices and penance and rituals perish. 5-6a. O Yudhisthira, the penance performed in the Bhrgutirtha is imperishable. O Yudhisthira, the presence of Rudra, the enemy of the Tripuras, there, is due to his Bhrgu’s own severe penance. It is said so by Rudra, the enemy of the Tripuras. 6b-8a. O leading king, thereafter one should go to the excellent Tirtha Gautamesvara. It was here that Gautama pro¬ pitiated the Trident-bearing lord and attained Siddhi. O king, a man who takes bath there and is devoted to the observance of fast, goes to Brahmaloka by means of a golden aerial chariot. He is honoured in the Brahmaloka. 8b-9a. Thereafter, one should go to the Vrsotsarga Tirtha. He shall attain the eternal region. Those foolish men deluded by the Maya of Visnu do not know the glory of this Tirtha. 9b-10. Thereafter, one should go to the Dhautapapa holy centre where the sins are washed by means of this meritorious act. It is situated on Narmada. O king, it is