प्रायश्चित्तं जन्म कर्म व्याधिरेव प संशयः । गोघ्नो भवति गौश्चापि यावद्वर्ष च निश्चितम्
Atonement, birth, action, and disease—these are certain; one who kills a cow becomes a cow for as many years as determined.
चतुर्गुणं च तेषां च ब्रह्मघ्नो विट्कृमिर्भवेत् । ततो भवति म्लेच्छश्च तावद्वर्षचतुर्गुणम्
For them, the sin of killing a Brahmin is fourfold; he becomes a worm in excrement, then a mleccha for four times as many years.
ततश्चान्धो भवेद्विप्रः पूर्वेषां च चतुर्गुणम् । ब्रह्मणानां चतुर्लक्षं भोजयित्वा शुचिर्भवेत्
Then the Brahmin becomes blind for four times as many years as before; after feeding four hundred thousand Brahmins, he becomes pure.
चक्षुष्मांश्च यशस्वी च भवेत्सोऽप्यतिपातकात् । स्त्रीघ्नचतुर्णां वर्णानां वेदे सोऽप्यतिपातकी
He becomes one with sight and fame, even after a grave offense; among the four castes, one who kills a woman is also a great sinner according to the Veda.
कालसूत्रं च प्राप्नोति स्त्रीलोमसमवर्षकम् । भक्षितः कृमिणा तत्र निराहारो व्यथायुतः
He attains the thread of time and the condition of a woman with hair-shedding; there, eaten by worms, he is without food and full of pain.
ततो भवति लोके च तावद्वर्ष च पातकी । ततः पापी भवेत्सोऽपि यक्ष्मग्रस्तश्च कर्मणा
Then, in the world, he becomes a sinner for as many years; after that, he becomes wicked and afflicted with consumption due to his actions.
वर्षाणां शतकं चैव विप्रलक्षं च भोजयेत् । ततः शुद्धो ब्राह्मणश्च विद्वांस्तपसि संयतः
He should feed for one hundred years, and also the Vipralaksha; then the Brahmin becomes purified, learned, and restrained in austerity.
किंचिद्भुङक्ते पापशेषं स्वर्णदानाच्छुचिर्भवेत् । गर्भघ्नश्च महापापी संप्राप्नोति शुनीमुखम्
If he eats a little, the residue of sin remains; by giving gold, he becomes pure. The killer of a fetus, being a great sinner, attains the mouth of a dog.
वर्षाणां सतकं चैव घोटकश्च भवेद्ध्रुवम् । वर्षाणां शतकं चैव सूक्ष्मशस्त्रेण पीडीतः
For one hundred years, he certainly becomes a horse; and for one hundred years, he is tormented by a subtle weapon.
ततः पापी भवेद्वैश्यो द्रव्ययुक्तो हि कमंणा । पञ्चाशद्वर्षपर्यन्तं स्वर्णदानाद्भवेच्छुचिः
Then, being sinful, he becomes a Vaishya, possessing wealth according to desire; for fifty years, by giving gold, he becomes pure.
ततः स्वकुलजातोऽपि निर्व्याधिर्ब्राह्मणःशुचिः । ब्राह्मणः क्षत्रियघ्नश्च क्षत्रियो वा विना रणात्
Then, even if born in his own lineage, the Brahmin becomes free from disease and pure; a Brahmin who kills a Kshatriya, or a Kshatriya without battle,
तप्तशूलं च प्राप्नोति वर्षाणां च सहस्रकम् । क्वथितं तप्तलोहेन चाऽऽर्तनादं करोति च
He attains the heated spear and a thousand years; he cries out in pain, boiled with heated iron.
ततो भवेन्मत्तगजो वर्षाणां शतकं तथा । ततो रक्तविकारी च शूद्रो वर्षशतं तथा
Afterwards, he becomes a mad elephant for one hundred years; then, afflicted with blood disorders, a Shudra for one hundred years.
गजदानेन मुक्तश्च व्याधितश्च ततो द्विजः । वैश्यघ्नश्चापि वैश्यश्च शूद्रघ्नो वैश्य एव च
By giving an elephant, he is freed, but then becomes diseased, a twice-born; a killer of a Vaishya becomes a Vaishya, and a killer of a Shudra becomes a Vaishya as well.
वैश्यघ्नश्चापि शूद्रश्च समं पापं लभेद्ध्रुवम् । कृमिकुण्डं च प्राप्नोति वर्षाणां शतकं तथा
A killer of a Vaishya who is a Shudra certainly attains equal sin; he enters a pit of worms for one hundred years.
कृमिभिर्भक्षितो दुःशी किरातश्च भवेत्ततः । वर्षाणां शतकं चैव कृमिव्याधिसमन्वितः
Devoured by worms, he becomes wretched; then he becomes a Kirata; for one hundred years, afflicted with worm diseases.
ततो मन्दाग्नियुक्तश्च ब्राह्मणो दैन्यवान्व्रज । पञ्चाशद्वर्षपर्यन्तं दुर्बलश्च कृशोदरः
Afterwards, the Brahmin, endowed with weak digestion, goes about in misery; for fifty years, he is feeble and has a thin belly.
मुक्तिर्भवति युक्तेन तीर्थेचाश्वप्रदानतः । शूद्रघ्नो ब्रह्मणश्चैव कामतोऽकामतोऽपि वा
Liberation is attained by proper offering of a horse at a sacred place; a killer of a Shudra or a Brahmin, whether willingly or unwillingly,
सावित्री लक्षयाप्येन तदर्धेन शुचिर्भवेत् । चतुर्वर्णः कुक्कुरघ्नो ह्यभिशप्तश्च शंभुना
By reciting Savitri a hundred thousand times, or half that, he becomes pure; one of all four castes who kills a dog, cursed by Shambhu,
वर्षाणां शतकं चैव प्राप्नोति रौरवं नरः । ततो भवेत्कुक्कुलश्च वर्षाणामपि षोडश
He attains the Raurava hell for one hundred years; then he becomes a dog for sixteen years.
ततः शुद्धो भवेद्विप्रो भक्षितः कुक्कुरेणै च । गङ्गास्नानेन दानेन स्वर्णस्यापि भवेच्छुचिः
Afterwards, the Brahmin becomes purified, even if eaten by a dog; by bathing in the Ganges and giving gold, he becomes pure.
मार्जारघ्नश्चतुर्वर्णो गङ्गास्नानाद्भवेच्छुचिः । विप्राय लवणं दत्त्वा षट्पलं च प्रमुच्यते
A killer of a cat from any caste becomes pure by bathing in the Ganges; by giving six palas of salt to a Brahmin, he is released.
हत्वा सर्पांश्चतुर्वर्णो मम पादेन चिह्नितान् । ब्रह्महत्याचतुर्थं च पातकं च लभेद्ध्रुवम्
Having killed serpents from any caste, marked by my foot, he certainly attains a fourth of the sin of Brahminicide and a grave offense.
असिपत्रं च नरकं वर्षांणां शतकं तथा । प्राप्नोति यातनायुक्तो विच्छिन्नस्तीक्ष्णधारया
He attains the Asipatra hell for one hundred years; tormented, he is cut by sharp blades.
ततो भवति सर्पश्च डुण्डुभो वर्षपञ्चकम् । नरेण ताडितो दुःखी मृत्योर्भवति पीडितः
Then, he becomes a serpent or a drum for five years; struck by a man, he suffers and is tormented by death.
ततो भवेन्नरः पापी ज्वरयुक्तो हि दुर्बलः । वर्षाणां पञ्चकेनैव मृतो भवति कर्मणा
After that, the man becomes sinful, afflicted with fever and weak; by his actions, he dies within five years.
अश्वघ्नश्च गजघ्नश्च चतुर्वर्णश्च पातकी । वर्षाणां पञ्चकेनैव मृतो भवति कर्मणा
One who kills a horse, an elephant, or a person of the four castes, becomes sinful and, by his actions, dies within five years.
ततो भवति हस्ती च घोटको वा व्रजेश्वर । यावद्विंशतिवर्षाणि ततः शूद्रो भवेद्ध्रुवम्
Then, O lord of Vraja, he becomes an elephant or a horse for twenty years; after that, he is certainly born as a Śūdra.
अहंकृती व्याधियुक्तो रौप्यदानेन मुच्यते । ब्राह्मणानां च शतकं भोजयित्वा शुचिर्भवेत्
One who is arrogant and afflicted by disease is freed by giving silver; by feeding a hundred Brāhmaṇas, he becomes pure.
क्षुद्रजन्तुवधेनैव क्षुद्रजन्तुर्भवेन्नरः । वर्षाणां शतकं चैव क्षुद्रव्याधिं तरेत्ततः
By killing small creatures, a man becomes a small creature; for a hundred years, he endures minor diseases, and then is freed from them.