After observing a fast both day and night, and purifying oneself with a sacred bath, a person attains further purification by taking pañcagavya, the sanctified mixture of five products of the cow. For those who have committed transgressions, the Cāndrāyaṇa vow is prescribed as the means of purification—there is no other atonement for such a one. Purity is achieved either by the Cāndrāyaṇa or, alternatively, by undertaking the Prājāpatya vow. If, through negligence, a person becomes impure, he should bathe and then recite the Gāyatrī mantra eight thousand times. Similarly, by observing a proper fast for three nights, and then taking pañcagavya, one is purified. When impurity comes from food remains, the Prājāpatya vow is the means for cleansing oneself. If a person touches something impure or a fallen individual, he should bathe for purification. Should negligence cause impurity, one must sip water with focused recitation, for sipping water is declared by Pitāmaha, the Grandfather of all beings, as a means of purification. Once purified, one should bathe again, fast, and offer ghee into the sacred fire. If a person is merely touched by someone smeared with impurity, yet does not touch in return, he becomes pure after a day and night have passed. After consuming onion, garlic, or ghee, one regains purity. If bitten above the navel, the rule of purification applies, but the penance is doubled. For a twice-born who is bitten by a dog, bathing or reciting the Sāvitrī mantra brings purification. If one is healthy and has the means, half a kṛcchra penance is sufficient for purification. If a man approaches his wife during her season, he too should perform half a kṛcchra penance. To regain purity, one should wear clean garments, immerse in water, and touch a cow. The vow-holder should recite the Gāyatrī mantra eight thousand times and fast for three days, performing japa in rivers. Even if the cause is false, the Cāndrāyaṇa vow should be performed using barley as food. If one climbs onto the shadow of a dog-eater, after bathing, he should offer ghee to that person. Touching a human bone requires bathing for purification. A person who has killed a cow should observe a strict vow for five years while residing in a Brahmin’s house. After bathing and fasting for the remainder of the day, he should approach and seek forgiveness, even if he has prevailed in a dispute. If one causes blood to flow from a Brahmin, he should perform the kṛcchra and atikṛcchra penances. To remove such a sin, one should fast for one or three nights. Further, he should burn his tongue with a firebrand and give gold in atonement. For grave sins, one should cut off the penis for purification, or else undertake the Cāndrāyaṇa penance. Having done so, he should then perform the Prājāpatya penance, as is proper for the best among the twice-born. Upon seeing the shining one, he should gaze with devotion; in remembrance, he should meditate on the Supreme Lord. For some sins, atonement cannot be accomplished even in a hundred years. Yet, one who seeks refuge in the Lord is freed from such sins. By performing the Cāndrāyaṇa, kṛcchra, and atikṛcchra penances according to rule, and by worshipping the deities, all the sins of men are destroyed. By feeding Brāhmaṇas, one is completely freed from all sins. By honoring Brāhmaṇas as the foremost, one is freed from all sins. By seeing the Lord in the first watch of the night, one is freed from all misdeeds. To Yama, to Dharmarāja, to Mṛtyu, and to Antaka, the Lord of Death, these truths are offered as a guide for the purification and redemption of souls.