After bathing in the sacred lake, a devotee should remain there, for this place is blessed by the heroic protector of Ayodhya—Sri Rama—who grants the fulfillment of all desires and aims. When one offers fragrances, flowers, incense, and food with proper rites, whatever wish is cherished in the heart, that very desire is attained through Rama’s grace. To the south of this holy site dwells the Rakshasi named Surasa. Worshipping her with devotion brings about the fulfillment of all desires. Surasa was brought here from Lanka by Rama, the performer of great deeds, and she is to be worshipped with proper rituals. After her worship, one should behold her with respect, making great effort, accompanied by singing and the music of instruments. Especially on the third day of Navaratri, her annual procession takes place, enchanting all with songs, music, and dance festivals. By performing these observances, there is no doubt that one will be ever protected. In the western direction, O great sage, lies another most excellent place, worthy of worship with fragrances, flowers, rice grains, and other offerings. By the power of worshipping there, success is secured in the hands of men. After bathing in the waters of the Sarayu, one should worship Pindaraka, and his procession should be performed with flowers during the Navaratri festival. By beholding him, not even the slightest obstacle remains for any man. From the northeastern quarter, the birth of Rama is celebrated. To the east of Vighneshvara and to the north of Vasishtha, there is a place, the mere sight of which grants victory over the cycle of rebirth, freeing one from the state of dwelling in the womb. When the ninth day arrives, the man who observes the vow, and whoever gives a thousand tawny cows each day, attains the same merit as that gained by men and ascetics dwelling in hermitages. Upon seeing a disciplined man, especially at his birthplace, one attains that very merit simply by beholding the land of his birth. The merit obtained by dwelling in Kāśī for thousands of aeons, by performing ancestral rites at Gayā and beholding the Supreme Person, or by dwelling in Mathurā for a single age; the merit gained at Puṣkara, at Prayāga during Māgha or Kārttika, by dwelling in Avantī for a thousand million aeons, or by bathing in the Bhāgīrathī for sixty thousand years—all these are matched, and even surpassed, by contemplating Rama for even a moment or half a moment. Whoever, wherever they may be, remembers Ayodhyā in their mind attains this supreme merit. The Sarayū, in her watery form, is verily Brahman and always bestows liberation. Cattle, birds, wild animals, and all beings of sinful birth—none are excluded from her grace. Having described these wonders, the sage born from the jar became silent, for this tale, in its full and gradual detail, is difficult for all beings to obtain. Yet, eager to learn more, the listener requests, “Now I wish to hear, in proper order, about the holy places. Tell me, in detail and sequence, the fruits that are gained, as I ask. Just as I have heard the journey of the best among those who know the universe, tell me of Ayodhya and the seventy sacred fords, properly and in sequence.” Whoever, with purity of mind, speech, and body, and an unblemished inner self, performs the rites correctly, attains the full fruit of the pilgrimage. At those places, for those who have bathed, there arises true purification of the mind.