After a long passage of time, the soul who had performed sacred acts at Piṇḍāraka Tīrtha abandoned his mortal body and ascended to heaven. Thus, it is declared that one should bathe at this holy site with utmost effort and proper mantra recitation. Especially on the eighth day, O king of kings, the gift of a cow should be made, for such offerings here bear great fruit. With this, the chapter detailing the greatness of Piṇḍāraka Tīrtha concludes in the Arbuda division of the Prabhāsa book of the Skanda Mahāpurāṇa. Now, listen, O king, to another wondrous tale. There stands a mountain named Kanakhala, famed as a destroyer of sins. Once, during a solar eclipse, a king journeyed to the sacred ford at Kanakhala. There, due to his carelessness, a great amount of gold slipped from his hands and fell into the water. After bathing, he returned home, his heart heavy with regret over the loss. When the sun was eclipsed again, he returned to Kanakhala for another sacred bath, but the gold could not be recovered by any means. Yet, O king of kings, no loss is ever suffered here—neither in this world nor the next. The ancient gold that fell into the waters had multiplied a crore-fold. Thus, the reckoning of merit arises, even for things not measured; therefore, with diligent effort, one should perform ancestral rites (śrāddha), especially with gold as an offering. Such gifts are given to Brāhmaṇas, and their measure is limitless. Upon hearing this, O king, the goddess of speech herself arose from the sky. The king, now satisfied and moved by compassion, gave a pure and exceedingly great gift, dedicated to both his ancestors and the gods. By the power of this offering, the king attained merit beyond measure. Whoever performs śrāddha at Kanakhala during the sun’s transit, O king, brings satisfaction to sages, gods, and the great serpents by bathing there. Therefore, one should make every effort to bathe at this holy site. Thus ends the chapter on the greatness of Kanakhala Tīrtha. In another sacred place, where mighty Viṣṇu once released his discus and slew the Dānavas in battle, he bathed in the pure stream. Whoever performs śrāddha there during the sleeping or awakening of Hari attains great merit. With this, the chapter on the greatness of Cakra Tīrtha concludes. At Manuṣya-tīrtha, wherever a man bathes properly, he is always born as a human, never as an animal, even if he has committed many sins. Once, a herd of deer, surrounded on all sides by hunters armed with bows and arrows like the servants of Yama, reached this water sanctuary, exhausted by hunger and thirst. By the power of this sacred place, the entire herd immediately attained human birth and remembered their former lives. Bathing in these waters, O King, brings immediate success. When Indra himself saw this sacred place that removes sin, he recognized its power. Even today, people go there on the eighth lunar day with understanding, and they obtain the full fruit of ancestral rites, as from śrāddha and gifts. Thus ends the chapter describing the power of Manuṣya-tīrtha. Finally, wherever a man bathes properly, he is freed from all sins. In ancient times, there was a king named Suprabha, renowned as a destroyer of enemy heroes.