Listen, O seeker, to the sacred account of the holy places where offerings to ancestors yield immeasurable merit. First, there is Samalanatha, the mighty Shala river, Chakravaka, Charmakota, and the revered Janmeshvara. Then, Arjuna, Tripura, Siddheshvara, and beyond them, Shrisaila, the esteemed Shaiva sanctuary, followed by Narasimha. Mahendra stands among these, as does the hallowed Shriranga. At all these places, the rites for ancestors are said to bear infinite fruit. Merely beholding these holy sites destroys sins at once, as do the blessed rivers Tungabhadra and Bhimarathi. Further, Bheemesvara, Krishnavena, Kaveri, Kudmala, Godavari, and the supreme Trisandhya are counted among the sacred. There is Trayambaka, honored by all holy places, where the three-eyed Lord himself abides. At each of these, offerings to ancestors grant merit multiplied a hundred million times; even recalling their names purges sins a hundredfold, O twice-born. Shriparni, Tamraparni, Jaya—the peerless tirtha—Matsya river, and Shivadhara are also sanctified. Bhadratirtha, Pampatirtha, Rameshvara, and the pure city Elapura are renowned. Angabhuta, Amardaka, Alambusha, Amratakeshvara, and Ekambhaka beyond them are counted among the holy. Govardhana, Harishchandra, Kripuchandra, Prithudaka, Sahasraksha, Hiranyaksha, and the river Kadali are revered. There is the abode of Rama and the meeting with Saumitri, Indrakila, the great Nada, and Priyamelaka. These places are especially praised for ancestral offerings, for the presence of all the gods is felt there. Gifts bestowed at these sites are said to bear a hundred million times the reward. The sacred Bahuda river and Siddhavana are auspicious. There is the holy Pāśupata tirtha and the river Pārvatikā; offerings to ancestors here grant a hundred millionfold merit. Likewise, there is the ancestral tirtha where the Godāvarī flows, joined with a thousand lingas, bearing all waters within. The tirtha of Jāmadagnya, which arrived in proper order, is supreme; there, out of fear of Pratīka, the Godāvarī was split. That tirtha, named Apsaroyuga, is for offerings to gods and ancestors; there, ancestral rites and fire sacrifices yield merit in the hundreds of millions. Sahasraliṅga, Rāghaveśvara, and the holy Sendraphenā river, where Indra once fell, are sanctified. After slaying Namuci, Śakra attained heaven through austerity; offerings to ancestors made there grant endless rewards. There is Puṣkara tirtha, Śālagrāma, and the renowned Somapāna, where the abode of Vaiśvānara is found. Sārasvata, Svāmitīrtha, and the holy rivers Malaṃdarā, Kauśikī, and Candrikā are sacred. Vaidarbhā or Vairā, the eastward-flowing Payoṣṇī, the northern Kāverī, and the mountain Jālaṃdhara are honored. At these tirthas, offerings to ancestors attain infinity; so too at Lohadaṇḍa and Citrakūṭa. The meeting of the Gaṅgā with the Vindhya, the auspicious riverbank, Kubjābhra tirtha, and the Urvaśī sandbank are sanctified. There is the tirtha granting release from worldly existence, and the tirtha freeing from debt; at these, offerings to ancestors reach infinity. Aṭṭahāsa tirtha, Gautameśvara, Vasiṣṭha tirtha, and Hārīta are honored. Brahmāvarta, Kuśāvarta, Hayatīrtha, the renowned Piṇḍāraka, and Śaṅkhoddhāra are sacred. Ghaṇṭeśvara, Bilvaka, Nīlaparvata, Dharaṇītīrtha, and Rāmatīrtha are revered. Aśvatīrtha is famous, inexhaustible for ancestral offerings and gifts; Vedaśiras tirtha and the river Aughavatī are counted among the holy. Vasuprada tirtha and Chāgalāṇḍa grant the highest state to those who offer ancestral rites there. Badarī tirtha, Gaṇa tirtha, Jayanta, Vijaya, and Śakratīrtha are sacred. The holy place of Shripati, Raivataka tirtha, Sharada tirtha, and Bhadrakaleshvara tirtha are esteemed. Vaikuntha tirtha and Bhimeshvara are supreme; those who offer shraddha at these attain the highest state. Matrugriha tirtha, Karavirapura, Kuseshaya, and Gauri Shikhara are renowned. Nakulesha tirtha, Kardamala, Dindipunya, and Pundarikapura are honored. The tirtha of the seven Godavaris and Sarvatirtheshvara promise endless fruit to those who offer shraddha there. Thus, this is the summary of the sacred tirthas described. Even the lord of speech cannot recount them all in detail, so how could a mere mortal? Know that truth is a tirtha, compassion is a tirtha, self-restraint is a tirtha; even in the homes of the varnas and ashramas, a tirtha is declared. Whatever shraddha is performed at these tirthas yields a millionfold result. Therefore, let one diligently perform shraddha at a tirtha, for the rewards are beyond measure.