Kurma Purana

रेतसश्च समुत्सर्गे प्रायश्चित्तं समाचरेत्

For the emission of semen, one should perform expiation.

संवत्सरं तु भुञ्जानो नक्तं भिक्षाशनः शुचिः

Living for a year, eating only at night, subsisting on alms, and remaining pure—

नदीतीरेषु तीर्थेषु तस्मात् पापाद् विमुच्यते

On the banks of rivers, at sacred fords, from that sin he is freed.

अकामतो वै षण्मासान् दद्यान् पञ्चशतं गवाम्

If done unintentionally, for six months, one should give five hundred cows.

प्राजापत्यं सान्तपनं तप्तकृच्छ्रं तु वा स्वयम्

Or he may perform the Prājāpatya, Sāntapana, or Taptakṛcchra penance himself.

कृच्छ्रातिकृच्छ्रौ वा कुर्याच्चान्द्रायणमथावि वा

Or he may undertake the Kṛcchra, Atikṛcchra, Cāndrāyaṇa, or Ātapa penance.

गोसहस्रार्धपादं च दद्यात् तत्पापशान्तये

He should give half the value of a thousand cows for the appeasement of that sin.

हत्वा तु क्षत्रियं वैश्यं शूद्रं चैव यथाक्रमम्

Having killed a Kṣatriya, Vaiśya, or Śūdra, in the proper order—

वत्सरेण विशुद्ध्येत शूद्रां हत्वा द्विजोत्तमः

By a year, a twice-born is purified after killing a Śūdra.

पराकेणाथवा शुद्धिरित्याह भगवानजः

Or purification is by a Parāka penance, so declares the venerable Unborn One.

श्वानं हत्वा द्विजः कुर्यात् षोडशांशं व्रतं ततः

Having killed a dog, a twice-born should then undertake a vow for one-sixteenth (of a year).

कृच्छ्रं द्वादशरात्रं तु कुर्यादश्ववधे द्विजः

For killing a horse, a twice-born should perform the Kṛcchra penance for twelve nights.

पलालभारं षण्डं च सैसकं चैकमाषकम्

For killing a load-carrying animal, a gelded animal, a goat, or a single measure of beans—

शुकं द्विहायनं वत्सं क्रौञ्चं हत्वा त्रिहायनम्

For killing a parrot, two years; a calf, three years for a crane.

वानरं श्येनभासौ च स्पर्शयेद् ब्राह्मणाय गाम्

For a monkey, a hawk, or a vulture, he should give a cow to a Brahmana.

अक्रव्यादान् वत्सतरीमुष्ट्रं हत्वा तु कृष्णलम्

For killing non-carnivorous animals, a young calf, or a camel, a black bean is the penance.

अनस्थ्नां चैव हिंसायां प्राणायामेन शुध्यति

For harming boneless creatures, one is purified by breath-control.

गुल्मवल्लीलतानां तु पुष्पितानां च वीरुधाम्

For flowering shrubs, creepers, and vines,

फलपुष्पोद्भवानां च घृतप्राशो विशोधनम्

And for those plants that bear fruit or flowers, purification is by consuming clarified butter.

मतिपूर्वं वधे चास्याः प्रायश्चित्तं न विद्यते

If one destroys them intentionally, there is no prescribed expiation.

वापीकूपजलानां च शुध्येच्चान्द्रायणेन तु

For water from ponds, wells, and similar sources, purification is by the Cāndrāyaṇa penance.

चरेत् सांतपनं कृच्छ्रं तन्निर्यात्यात्मशुद्धये

One should perform the Sāṃtapana or Kṛcchra penance; by this, purification of the self is achieved.

स्वजातीयगृहादेव कृच्छ्रार्धेन विशुद्ध्यति

If it is from one's own household or kind, purification is achieved by half the Kṛcchra penance.

पुष्पमूलफलानां च पञ्चगव्यं विशोधनम्

For flowers, roots, and fruits, purification is by the use of pañcagavya.

चैलचर्मामिषाणां च त्रिरात्रं स्यादभोजनम्

For cloth, leather, and meat, one should fast for three nights.

अयः कांस्योपलानां च द्वादशाहं कणाशनम्

For iron, bronze, and stone, one should eat only small morsels for twelve days.

पक्षिगन्धौषधीनां च रज्वाश्चैव त्र्यहं पयः

For birds, fragrant substances, and medicinal herbs, as well as ropes, one should subsist on milk for three days.

वराहं कुक्कुटं चाथ तप्तकृच्छ्रेण शुध्यति

For consuming boar or rooster, purification is by the Taptakṛcchra penance.

उपोष्य द्वादशाहं तु कूष्माण्डैर्जुहुयाद् घृतम्

After fasting for twelve days, one should offer oblations of ghee with gourds.