अहोरात्रोषितः स्नातः पञ्चगव्येन शुद्ध्यति
After fasting day and night and bathing, one is purified by pañcagavya.
चान्द्रायणेन शुद्धिः स्यान्न ह्यन्या तस्य निष्कृतिः
Purification is achieved by the Cāndrāyaṇa vow; there is no other atonement for him.
चान्द्रायणेन शुद्धिः स्यात् प्राजापत्येन वा पुनः
Purification is attained by the Cāndrāyaṇa or again by the Prājāpatya vow.
प्रमादाद् वै जपेत् स्नात्वा गायत्र्यष्टसहस्रकम्
If, out of negligence, one should recite the Gāyatrī eight thousand times after bathing.
त्रिरात्रोपोषितः सम्यक् पञ्चगव्येन शुद्ध्यति
By properly fasting for three nights, one is purified by pañcagavya.
उच्छिष्टस्तत्र कुर्वोत प्राजापत्यं विशुद्धये
If one is impure from food remains, one should perform the Prājāpatya vow for purification.
स्पृष्ट्वा स्नायाद् विशुद्ध्यर्थं तत्स्पृष्टं पतितिं तथा
After touching, one should bathe for purification, as should one who has touched a fallen person.
प्रमादात् तत आचम्य जपं कुर्यात् समाहितः
If, out of negligence, one should then sip water and recite with concentration.
आचमेत् तद् विशुद्ध्यर्थं प्राह देवः पितामहः
For the sake of purification, one should sip water—so declared the god Pitāmaha.
कृत्वा शौचं ततः स्नायादुपोष्य जुहुयाद् घृतम्
Having performed purification, one should then bathe, fast, and offer ghee in the fire.
स्पृष्ट्वाभ्यक्तस्त्वसंस्पृश्यमहोरात्रेण शुद्ध्यति
When touched, one who is smeared but does not touch in return becomes purified after a day and night.
पलाण्डुं लशुनं चैव घृतं प्राश्य ततः शुचिः
After consuming onion, garlic, or ghee, one becomes pure.
नाभेरूर्ध्वं तु दष्टस्य तदेव द्विगुणं भवेत्
If bitten above the navel, the same rule applies but should be doubled.
स्नात्वा जपेद् वा सावित्रीं श्वभिर्दष्टो द्विजोत्तमः
After bathing or reciting the Sāvitrī, a twice-born bitten by a dog is purified.
अनातुरः सति धने कृच्छ्रार्धेन स शुद्ध्यति
If not ill and possessing wealth, one is purified by performing half a kṛcchra penance.
ऋतौ न गच्छेद् भार्यां वा सो ऽपि कृच्छ्रार्धमाचरेत्
One should not approach his wife during her season; if he does, he should perform half a kṛcchra penance.
सचैलो जलमाप्लुत्य गामालभ्य विशुद्ध्यति
Clad in garments, after plunging into water and touching a cow, one becomes purified.
गायत्र्यष्टसहस्रं तु त्र्यहं चोपवसेद् व्रती
The vow-holder should recite the Gāyatrī eight thousand times and fast for three days.
गायत्र्यष्टसहस्रं च जप्यं कुर्यान्नदीषु च
He should recite the Gāyatrī eight thousand times and perform japa in rivers.
मृषैव यावकान्नेन कुर्याच्चान्द्रायणं व्रतम्
He should perform the Cāndrāyaṇa vow using barley food, even if it is false.
छायां श्वपाकस्यारुह्य स्नात्वा संप्राशयेद् घृतम्
Climbing onto the shadow of a dog-eater, after bathing, he should give ghee to him.
मानुषं चास्थि संस्पृश्य स्नानं कृत्वा विशुद्ध्यति
After touching a human bone and bathing, one becomes purified.
कृतघ्नो ब्राह्मणगृहे पञ्च संवत्सरं व्रती
A killer of a cow should observe a vow for five years in a Brahmin's house.
स्नात्वानश्नन्नहः शेषं प्रणिपत्य प्रसादयेत्
After bathing and fasting for the rest of the day, he should approach and seek forgiveness.
विवादे वापि निर्जित्य प्रणिपत्य प्रसादयेत्
Even after winning a dispute, he should approach and seek forgiveness.
कृच्छ्रातिकृच्छ्रौ कुर्वोत विप्रस्योत्पाद्य शोणितम्
He should perform the kṛcchra and atikṛcchra penances after causing blood to flow from a Brahmin.
एकरात्रं त्रिरात्रं वा तत्पापस्यापनुत्तये
To remove that sin, he should fast for one night or three nights.
उल्मुकेन दहेज्जिह्वां दातव्यं च हिरण्यकम्
He should burn his tongue with a firebrand and give gold.
छिन्द्याच्छिश्नं तु शुद्ध्यर्थं चरेच्चान्द्रायणं तु वा
One should cut off the penis for the sake of purification, or else perform the Cāndrāyaṇa penance.
शिश्नस्योत्कर्तनं कृत्वा चान्द्रायणमथाचरेत्
Having cut off the penis, one should then undertake the Cāndrāyaṇa penance.