सस्मितो ऽनन्तयोगात्मा नृत्यति स्म पुनः पुनः
Smiling, the one whose essence is infinite yoga danced again and again.
भेजे महादेवपुरीं वाराणसीमिति श्रुताम्
He entered the great city of the god, known as Varanasi.
हा हेत्युक्त्वा सनादं सा पातालं प्राप दुः खिता
Crying out 'Alas!' she, sorrowful, reached the netherworld together with Nada.
गणानामग्रतो देवः स्थापयामास शङ्करः
Shankara placed the god at the head of the hosts.
उक्त्वा सजीवमस्त्वीशो विष्णवे स घृणानिधिः
Having said, 'Let him be alive,' the Lord, ocean of compassion, gave him to Vishnu.
तेषां विनश्यति क्षिप्रमिहामुत्र च पातकम्
For them, sin is quickly destroyed here and hereafter.
तर्पयित्वा पितॄन् देवान् मुच्यते ब्रह्महत्यया
By satisfying the ancestors and the gods, one is freed from the sin of killing a Brahmin.
देहान्ते तत् परं ज्ञानं ददामि परमं पदम्
At the end of the body, I grant that supreme knowledge, the highest state.
सहैव प्रमथेशानैः क्षणादन्तरधीयत
Along with the lords of the attendants, he vanished in an instant.
स्वं देशमगत् तूर्णं गृहीत्वां परमं वपुः
Swiftly reaching his own place, he assumed his supreme form.
कपालमोचनं तीर्थं स्थाणोः प्रियकरं शुभम्
Kapalamocana, the sacred ford, beloved of Sthanu, is auspicious.
वाचिकैर्मानसैः पापैः कायिकैश्च विमुच्यते
One is freed from sins committed by speech, mind, or body.
तया स काये निर्दग्धे मुच्यते तु द्विजोत्तमः
When that is burned in the body by her, the best of twice-born is freed.
पयो घृतं जलं वाथ मुच्यते पातकात् ततः
With milk, ghee, or water, he is then freed from sin.
ब्रह्महत्याव्रतं चाथ चरेत् तत्पापशान्तये
He should undertake the vow for expiation of killing a Brahmin, in order to pacify that sin.
स्वकर्म ख्यापयन् ब्रूयान्मां भवाननुशास्त्विति
Declaring his own deed, he should say, 'Instruct me, O revered one.'
वधे तु शुद्ध्यते स्तेनो ब्राह्मणस्तपसैव वा
A thief or a Brahmin is purified by execution, or alternatively, by austerity.
शक्तिं चोभयतस्तीक्ष्णामायसं दण्डमेव वा
Or, with a sharp weapon from both sides, or even with an iron rod.
आचक्षाणेन तत्पापमेवङ्कर्मास्मि शाधि माम्
By declaring, 'I am guilty of this act; instruct me,' he expiates that sin.
अशासित्वा तु तं राजास्तेनस्याप्नोति किल्बिषम्
If the king does not punish him, he himself incurs the thief's guilt.
चीरवासा द्विजो ऽरण्ये चरेद् ब्रह्महणो व्रतम्
A twice-born, clad in bark garments, should observe the vow for Brahmin-slaying in the forest.
प्रदद्याद् वाथ विप्रेभ्यः स्वात्मतुल्यं हिरण्यकम्
Or, he may give to Brahmins gold equal to his own weight.
ब्राह्मणः स्वर्णहारी तु तत्पापस्यापनुत्तये
A Brahmin who steals gold, for removal of that sin,
अवगूहेत् स्त्रियं तप्तां दीप्तां कार्ष्णायसीं कृताम्
Should embrace a heated, glowing iron image of a woman.
आतिष्ठेद् दक्षिणामाशामानिपातादजिह्मगः
He should stand facing the southern direction, without moving or bending.
अधः शयीत नियतो मुच्यते गुरुतल्पगः
He should lie down below, disciplined; thus, one who has violated the teacher's bed is freed.
अश्वमेधावभृथके स्नात्वा वा शुद्ध्यते नरः
Or, by bathing at the conclusion of an Ashvamedha sacrifice, a man is purified.
स्थानासनाभ्यां विहरंस्त्रिरह्नो ऽभ्युपयन्नपः
Roaming about, standing or sitting, and thrice daily approaching water,
चान्द्रायणानि वा कुर्यात् पञ्च चत्वारि वा पुनः
Or, he may perform five or four Chandrayana vows again.
स तत्पापापनोदार्थं तस्यैव व्रतमाचरेत्
He should undertake that very vow for the removal of that sin.