O foremost of kings, the wise men obtain by it the fruits of the Ashvamedha sacrifice. Among the Brahmanas, Kshatriyas, Vaisyas and Sudras, those that are high-souled are freed from the bondage of rebirth, if they bathe in it.
तेनैव प्राप्नुयात् प्राज्ञो हयमेधफलं नरः। ब्राह्मणाः क्षत्रिया वैश्याः शूद्रा वा राजसत्तम॥ न वै योनौ प्रजायन्ते सघतास्तीर्थे महात्मनः।