O foremost of men, O best of the Bharata race, bathing in the Prithudaka (even) sinful men go to heaven. Thus say all wise men.
तत्र स्नात्वा दिवं यान्ति येऽपि पापकृतो नराः। पृथूदके नरश्रेष्ठ एवमाहुर्मनीषिणः॥