O Vyāsa, it is said that one should begin by feeding five Brāhmaṇas who are devoted to the worship of Lord Śiva. After honoring these venerable souls with gifts of gold and nine fine garments, the devotee should then make special offerings: a horse to the deity Bilveśvara and a bull to Uttareśvara. When these acts of reverence and charity are performed, listen, O Vyāsa, to the great merit and reward that awaits the faithful. Such a person, together with his ancestors from both his father’s and mother’s side, and indeed his entire lineage, rejoices in the heavens. It is as though, by his virtue, he has circumambulated the entire earth with its seven continents. Furthermore, whoever beholds the goddess Padmāvatī and worships her with lotuses, or honors her golden shrine with flowers as radiant as gold, attains great merit. The same is true for one who beholds Avantinī, the goddess renowned throughout the three worlds, and worships the divine Amarāvatī with devotion and lotuses. With a concentrated and devoted mind, whoever beholds the goddess Ujjayinī, or Viśālā with devotion to Rudra, is likewise blessed. At the place called Akūreśvara, where the accomplished Pitāmaha, Brahmā himself, resides, there—on the sacred day of Kṛṣṇāṣṭamī—one should perform worship of the gods, observing a fast. On the following morning, while still at home, one should maintain silence and not speak with anyone. Such discipline frees a person from even the most terrible sins, and upon death, he attains the world of Brahmā. There, Brahmā, seated on a lotus, contemplates the supreme state, and the ancestors of the worlds, who are honored by men on earth, are present. The planets, the sun, stars, yakṣas, guardians of the directions, fire, and wind—all gather there. O Lord of the gods, how do you meditate? Tell us of this mystery. Know that there are two forms of mine, O Vyāsa, both eternal and embodying my essence. By beholding these forms, supreme accomplishment is attained. For the sake of sacrifice, I, Brahmā, once requested Śrīkaṇṭha, the husband of Pārvatī. Parameṣṭhin, the Supreme Lord, addressed me and said, “I grant you all, O Lord, except for the sacred Mahākāla forest.” Then Kapardin (Śiva) declared, “We will not come near you there.” Thus, the sacrifice was begun, with Nārāyaṇa as the presiding deity. Kapardin came to the sacrificial enclosure seeking alms. There, he said, “I will go again.” Then Kapardin, the Supreme Lord, went to the river Śiprā to bathe. But there was a question: how could the offering be made in the assembly when a skull was present? The skull was cast away by an assembly member with his own hand, yet the end of the skulls was not attained. Then, Maheśvara, pleased by devotion, granted a vision, saying, “Choose a boon, O Brahman, whatever abides in your mind.” I replied, “This supreme place of Brahma I have given to you, O four-faced one.” As Parameśvara, the boon-giver, spoke thus, I declared before the assembly, “No other boon was chosen by me.” Thus was Ujjayinī established as a settlement in Kuśasthalī. There, a Brāhmaṇa who bathes is freed from all sins. In that holy place, one should offer sesame seeds, garments, fruits, and cakes. These should first be given as gifts to the Ṛgveda and the Yajurveda. Such, O Vyāsa, is the sacred tradition and the great merit that arises from these acts of devotion.