Wherever a man bathes in the Ganges he obtains the fruits of going to Kurukshetra, except the place named Kanakhala while the merit attaching to Prayaga is the greatest.
कुरुक्षेत्रसमा गङ्गा यत्र तत्रावगाहिता। विशेषो वै कनखले प्रयागे परमं महत्॥