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36. And at Uttaramânasa (in the Kedâr mountains, in the Himâlayas).

37. And at Va d avâ (in the Dekhan).

38. And at Mata n gavâpî (in the southern part of Gayâ);

39. And at Saptârsha; 40. And at Vish n upada;

41. And at Svargamârgapada (or Rathamârga);

42. And on the Godâvarî river (in the Dekhan);

43. And on the Gomatî (river);

44. And on the Vetravatî (river);

45. And on the Vipâ s â (river);

46. And on the Vitastâ (river);

47. And on the banks of the S atadru (river);

48. And on the K andrabhâgâ (river);

49. And on the Îrâvati (river);

50. And on the banks of the Indus;

51. And on the southern Pañ k anada;

52. And at Ausa g a (?);

53. And at other such Tîrthas;

54. And on the banks of (other) holy rivers;

55. And anywhere at the birth-place of a deity, (such as Râma, K ri sh n a, and others);

56. And on sand-banks; 57. And near waterfalls; 58. And on mountains; 59. And in arbours (the sporting-places of K ri sh n a); 60. And in woods; 61. And in groves; 62. And in houses smeared with cow-dung, 63. And in 'pleasant spots.'

64. There are some stanzas recited by the manes, which refer to this subject:

65. 'May that person be born to our race, who will give us libations of water, taken from streams abounding with water, especially if their floods (coming from the Himâlayas) are cool.

66. 'May that excellent man be born to our race, who offers us a S râddha attentively at Gayâ s îrsha or at Va t a.'

67. A man must wish to have many sons, because if only one of them goes to Gayâ (and offers a Srâddha to him after his death), or if he performs a horse-sacrifice, or if he sets a dark-coloured bull at liberty, (he will acquire final emancipation through him.)

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