उदुम्बरं च कामेन तप्तकृच्छ्रेण शुद्ध्यति
By the taptakṛcchra penance, one is purified after eating udumbara fruit out of desire.
भुक्त्वा चैवं विधं त्वन्नं त्रिरात्रेण विशुद्ध्यति
Having eaten such food, one becomes purified in three nights.
गोमूत्रयावकाहारो मासेनैकेन शुद्ध्यति
By subsisting on cow's urine and yāvaka for one month, one is purified.
संधिन्याश्च विवत्सायाः पिबन् क्षीरमिदं चरेत्
Drinking the milk of a cow whose calf is alive, one should perform this practice.
गोमूत्रयावकाहारः सप्तरात्रेण शुद्ध्यति
By subsisting on cow's urine and yāvaka, one is purified in seven nights.
चान्द्रायणेन शुद्ध्येत ब्राह्मणस्तु समाहितः
A Brahmin who is composed becomes purified by the cāndrāyaṇa penance.
चान्द्रायणं चरेत् सम्यक् तस्यान्नप्राशने द्विजः
A twice-born should properly perform the cāndrāyaṇa penance after eating food.
अन्तावसायिनां चैव तप्तकृच्छ्रेण शुद्ध्यति
For those who reside with their wives, purification is attained by the taptakṛcchra penance.
बुद्धिपूर्वं तु कृच्छ्राब्दं पुनः संस्कारमेव च
But if done knowingly, a year-long kṛcchra penance and re-sanctification are required.
अभोज्यान्नं तु भुक्त्वा च प्राजापत्येन शुद्ध्यति
Having eaten food that is forbidden, one is purified by the prājāpatya penance.
अनादिष्टेषु चैकाहं सर्वत्र तु यथार्थतः
Where there are no specific instructions, one day is prescribed everywhere, according to propriety.
प्राश्य मूत्रपुरीषाणि द्विजश्चान्द्रायणं चरेत्
After consuming urine or feces, a twice-born should perform the cāndrāyaṇa penance.
पुनः संस्कारमर्हन्ति त्रयो वर्णा द्विजातयः
The three twice-born castes are to undergo re-sanctification again.
भासमण्डूककुररे विष्किरे कृच्छ्रमाचरेत्
For eating the bhāsa, maṇḍūka, kurara, or viṣkira, one should perform the kṛcchra penance.
शूद्रोच्छिष्टं द्विजो भुक्त्वा कुर्याच्चान्द्रायणव्रतम्
If a twice-born eats food left by a Shudra, he should perform the Chandrayana vow.
गोमूत्रयावकाहारः पीतशेषं च रागवान्
One who consumes barley soaked in cow urine, or remnants drunk by another, is impassioned.
तदा सांतपनं प्रोक्तं व्रतं पापविशोधनम्
At that time, the Santapana vow is prescribed as a purifier of sin.
चरेत् सांतपनं कृच्छ्रं ब्राह्मणः पापशोधनम्
A Brahmin should undertake the severe Santapana vow for the removal of sin.
त्रिरात्रेण विशुद्ध्येत पञ्चगव्येन चैव हि
Purification occurs in three nights, and also by the use of Panchagavya.
बुद्धिपूर्वं तु मूढात्मा तप्तकृच्छ्रं समाचरेत्
If one acts knowingly but with a deluded mind, he should perform the Tapta-Kricchra.
प्रमादाद् भोजनं कृत्वा त्रिरात्रेण विशुद्ध्यति
If food is consumed out of negligence, purification is achieved in three nights.
बुद्धिपूर्वं तु कृच्छ्रेण भगवानाह पद्मजः
But knowingly, with difficulty, the Lord Padmaja has said so.
भुक्त्वोपवासं कुर्वोत कृच्छ्रपादमथापि वा
After eating, one should fast or perform the Kricchra-pada, as well.
अज्ञातभुक्तशुद्ध्यर्थं ज्ञातस्य तु विशेषतः
For purification after eating unknowingly, and especially for known transgression.
अभिचारमहीनं च त्रिभिः कृच्छ्रैर्विशुद्ध्यति
Without grave sorcery, purification is achieved by three Kricchras.
गोमूत्रयावकाहारः प्राजापत्येन शुद्ध्यति
One who eats barley soaked in cow urine is purified by the Prajapatya vow.
अहोरात्रेण शुद्ध्येत श्मश्रुकर्म च मैथुनम्
Purification occurs in a day and night for cutting hair and sexual union.
त्रिरात्रेण विशद्ध्येत त्रिरात्रात् षडहं पुनः
Purification is achieved in three nights; after three nights, again in six days.
कृच्छ्रं चान्द्रायणं कुर्यात् तत्पापस्यापनुत्तये
One should perform the Kricchra and Chandrayana vows for the removal of that sin.
चरेत् सांतपनं कृच्छ्रमित्याह भगवान् प्रभुः
The Lord has said that one should undertake the severe Santapana Kricchra.