O descendant of Bharata, O king going to the sacred Dandakas forest, one should bathe there. One obtains the fruits of giving away (in charity) as soon as one bathes there.
दण्डकारण्यमासाद्य पुण्यं राजन्नुपस्पृशेत्। गोसहस्रफलं तस्य स्नातमात्रस्य भारत॥