Blessed indeed is the one who offers oblations upon the sacred banks of the Yamuna. O Devi, those who bathe in these holy waters are honored in the exalted realm of Rudra, and without doubt, such bathers attain the world of the divine speaker himself. Each day, the auspicious Adityas reveal themselves here, and those who come are freed from all sins, ultimately reaching the radiant world of the Sun. Near the Sun’s abode, a well filled with pure water stands. By bathing in its waters, O Earth, a person attains a dwelling where movement is at will, unhindered and free. There is also a place called Virasthala, a secret and supreme field belonging to the divine. Whoever bathes there, after spending just one night, O Earth, and then departs from life, attains the world of the divine. Bathing at Virasthala, O Devi, brings honor in the realm of Brahma. These five sacred places are renowned for their power to destroy even the greatest of sins. There, too, dwells the deity Gopīśvara, destroyer of grave transgressions. In this holy region, Hari created forms of the gopis for his divine play, and at that time, the cart was broken, along with the hut of pots and jars, all enveloped in righteousness and skillfully concealed by pretense. Hari himself performed the consecration of the god who was adorned in the attire of a cowherd. Bathed by the circle of cowherd women, he wore golden earrings, shining brightly. Here, Mātali installed and worshipped the god, lord of the cowherds. Nearby, there is a well called Saptasāmudrika, its waters pure and fresh. By Mātali’s actions, seventy-seven lineages of ancestors were delivered from bondage, and his forebears are satisfied for countless hundreds of millions of years. If one dies in the midst of this sanctity, he attains the same realm as mighty Indra. Likewise, those who aspire for Brahma’s world, departing from the lord of cowherds’ midst, are granted their wish. A man who bathes here delivers ten ancestors before and ten after himself, and when he relinquishes his life at this sacred spot, he goes to the divine world. On the southern side of Mathura lies the Phālgunaka field. There, at Phālgunaka—an exceedingly rare holy place—whoever performs consecration rejoices together with the gods. Also found is Tālavana, guarded by the demon Dhenuka, and a pond with clear water adorned with blue lotuses. There is a place called Saṃpīṭhaka, supreme in this field of the divine. In Saṃpīṭhaka, those who bathe after staying a single night, and then depart from life there, attain the divine world. By virtue, the auspicious Sun has been worshipped here, for the Sun holding a lotus in his hand is seen in this place. On the seventh day of the dark fortnight, the Sun always remains here, bestowing all blessings. For those who worship here, nothing in the world is difficult to obtain; the Sun always grants everything. Whether man or woman, each attains the full result without fail. It was here, having placed the Sun before him, that mighty Bhishma attained the supreme realm.