Among the beings born of mind, there is Menā, the daughter of the great mountain. Maināka, himself a mighty mountain, has a renowned son named Krauncha, another great mountain. In the southern direction, the Barhiṣads reside, while the Amāśas dwell in the west. The formless ones inhabit the sky; Kavyavāḍa and Anala are found upon the earth. Even beings such as yakṣas, rākṣasas, and piśācas, recognizing the purity of mind, offer worship to those who have attained such purification. Humans, the gods associated with the śrāddha rites, and sages all worship the eternal Brahman. Among all duties prescribed for the gods, the duty toward the ancestors is considered the highest. Those who have achieved remembrance of their birth have found the path to liberation. All these beings, driven by hunger, partake of the offerings dedicated to the ancestors. Of particular note are seven who, endowed with yoga, have attained birth-remembrance. The worlds themselves are established in śrāddha; in śrāddha resides yoga, O scorcher of foes. One who is devoted to celibacy, self-controlled, free from anger and envy, and who performs śrāddha—especially at a sacred place—acquires great merit. This holds true for vṛddhi-śrāddha, and at Mahālaya, the merit is multiplied more than a hundredfold. At Prayāga, the satisfaction is ten times greater, and likewise at Kurukṣetra, O noble one. Then, O Vyāsa, at the auspicious Mahākālavana, the merit increases tenfold again. For those whose ancestors have entered hell, birth after birth, simply remembering once, the offering given to the ancestors becomes imperishable. Those who died in miscarriage, or who lost their name and lineage, for their deliverance, śrāddha should be performed there. Those who died disfigured by disease or poverty, as unworthy Brahmins, those living who were burned by fire, and others who were not burned by fire, all find deliverance through śrāddha. Those struck down by thunderbolts or bludgeons, those who have gone to the hells of Raurava, Andhatamisra, and Kālāsūtra, even those who have entered the dreadful Asipatravana and Kumbhīpāka—this śrāddha is prescribed for their deliverance. Those who died in water, women who died in childbirth, those killed by horses, pigs, worms, fanged beasts, horned animals, or carts, and those whose jaws were broken by weapons, tigers, snakes, elephants, or earth-dwellers—all are included. Those who died from eight kinds of splinters, or who lacked purity and proper conduct, those possessed by witches or similar beings, or who died in water—all are remembered in this rite. For thousands of lifetimes, they wander according to their own karma. Those who had no relatives in a previous birth, or who had relatives, those who died in the paternal or maternal lineage, those in my own family who lack the offering of rice-balls, bereft of sons, wives, and the like, those who died crippled, hunchbacked, deformed, or as stillborns, and those who died from other grievous deaths, from the world of Brahmā downwards, even those who died thirsty, hungry, or deprived—this śrāddha is prescribed for their deliverance. Thus, Vyāsa, one should perform the śrāddha rite at that sacred place; and, having reached Gayā, even the gods led by Indra performed it. Once more, having regained their yogic power, they attained their own authority as before. Thus, Vyāsa, the Gayā tīrtha on the Kumudvatī is firmly established.