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.
षाण्मासिके तु संसर्गे प्रायश्चित्तार्धमर्हति
For association lasting six months, he deserves half the penance.
पुण्यतीर्थाभिगमनात् पृथिव्यां वाथ निष्कृतिः
Or, by visiting holy places on earth, expiation is achieved.
कृत्वा तैश्चापि संसर्गं ब्राह्मणः कामकारतः
If a Brahmin, acting according to his own desires, has intercourse with them,
ज्वलन्तं वा विशेदग्निं ध्यात्वा देवं कपर्दिनम्
he should enter blazing fire, meditating on the god Kapardin (Śiva),
तस्मात् पुण्येषु तीर्थेषु दहेद् वापि स्वदेहकम्
or else, at holy places of pilgrimage, he should burn his own body,
प्रविशेज्ज्वलनं दीप्तं मतिपूर्वमिति स्थितिः
or, with deliberate intent, he should enter a blazing, bright fire—such is the rule.
भागिनेयीं समारुह्य कुर्यात् कृच्छ्रातिकृच्छ्रकौ
Mounting his sister's daughter, he should perform the Kṛcchra and Atikṛcchra penances,
ध्यायन् देवं जगद्योनिमनादिनिधनं परम्
meditating on the supreme god, the source of the universe, without beginning or end.
चान्द्रायणानि चत्वारि पञ्च वा सुसमाहितः
He should, with full concentration, perform four or five Cāndrāyaṇa vows.
मातुलस्य सुतां वापि गत्वा चान्द्रायणं चरेत्
Or, having approached his maternal uncle's daughter, he should undertake the Cāndrāyaṇa vow.
अहोरात्रोषितो भूत्वा तप्तकृच्छ्रं समाचरेत्
After fasting for a day and night, he should perform the Taptakṛcchra penance.
सह सांतपनेनास्य नान्यथा निष्कृतिः स्मृता
Only together with the Sāṃtapana penance is atonement prescribed for him; in no other way.
चाद्रायणेन शुध्येत प्रयतात्मा समाहितः
By the Cāndrāyaṇa vow, with a controlled and focused mind, he becomes purified.
कन्यकां दूषयित्वा तु चरेच्चान्द्रायणव्रतम्
After violating a maiden, he should observe the Cāndrāyaṇa vow.
रेतः सिक्त्वा जले चैव कृच्छ्रं सान्तपनं चरेत्
Having discharged semen in water, he should perform the Kṛcchra Sāntapana penance.
गवि भथुनमासेव्य चरेच्चान्द्रायणव्रतम्
Serving as a servant in a cowherd's house, he should undertake the Cāndrāyaṇa vow.
पतितां च स्त्रियं गत्वा त्रिभिः कृच्छ्रै र्विशुद्ध्यति
Having approached a fallen woman, he is purified by three Kṛcchra penances.
गत्वा चान्द्रायणं कुर्यात् तथा चर्मोपजीविनीम्
Likewise, having approached a woman living by leatherwork, he should perform the Cāndrāyaṇa vow.
सप्तगारं चरेद् भैक्षं वसित्वा गर्दभाजिनम्
He should beg for alms at seven houses, after dwelling with a woman who eats donkey's flesh.
संवत्सरेण चैकेन तस्मात् पापात् प्रमुच्यते
Within a single year, he is freed from that sin.