Skandapurana 16.234

Īśvara said: / Then, O great goddess, one should go to the sacred ford renowned in the three worlds, / named Daśāśvamedhika, which destroys grave sins.

Formerly, O passionate lady, ten horse sacrifices were performed there / by Bharata, who came there considering it an unexcelled sacred field.

There, the thousand-eyed Indra was satisfied, O passionate lady, along with Somanātha, / the destitute [were satisfied] with food and drink, and the twice-born with priestly gifts.

Then all the gods, well-pleased, said to King Bharata: / "O mighty-armed one, we are pleased with you, fully gratified by your sacrifices; / choose a boon, O king of kings, whatever is in your mind." / The king said: / "Whatever man comes here and performs a ritual ablution with devotion, / let that man obtain the auspicious fruit of ten horse sacrifices."

The gods said: / "He shall obtain the fruit of ten horse sacrifices through faith; / this sacred ford on the surface of the earth shall attain fame / by the name Daśāśvamedhika, O king of kings; there is no doubt about this."

Īśvara said: / From that time forth, that sacred ford became celebrated on the surface of the earth / as Daśāśvamedhika, destroying all sins.

From the east to the west, extending from Gomukha to Āśvamedhika, / in this interval, O great goddess, the wise know the sacred field of Śiva.

Removing all sins, celestial, resembling a stairway to heaven, / that place is proclaimed to contain one and a quarter crores of sacred fords.

When life is given up there, one rejoices in the world of Śiva; / even sinners born in the wombs of animals, such as insects, birds, and beasts,

they too go to the supreme state where the god Maheśvara resides. / By the offering of water with sesame seeds, maternal as well as paternal

ancestors are satisfied until the dissolution of all created beings. / Formerly, countless supreme sacrifices were performed there by Brahmā;

and Śakra attained the kingship of the gods after sacrificing there; / a hundred sacrifices were performed there in ancient times by Kārttavīrya.

Thus, that excellent place is adjacent to the heart of the sacred field, O dear one; / it grants non-rebirth to creatures who die there.

Moreover, he who, with a purified soul, performs the release of a bull there, / is honoured in heaven for as many years as there are hairs on the bull.

Thus ends the two hundred and thirty-fourth chapter, entitled 'Description of the Glory of Daśāśvamedha,' in the first [sub-section], 'The Glory of Prabhāsakṣetra,' of the seventh section, the Prabhāsakhaṇḍa, in the glorious Skanda Mahāpurāṇa, the compendium of eighty-one thousand [verses].