A renunciant, devoted to the path of purity, is instructed to undertake severe penances should he falter. If, due to weakness of the senses, he emits semen upon seeing a woman, he must atone through the Kṛcchrātikṛcchra or the Cāndrāyaṇa penance. If this occurs during the day, he is to practice sixteen breath-restraints, as prescribed for the twice-born. Should the emission happen at night, he must first bathe and purify himself, then perform twelve breath-restraints and fast for three consecutive nights. Through such breath-restraints, the twice-born regains purity and is freed from stain; his nourishment is restricted to a single meal, or to honey, meat, or food not cooked in water. For renunciants, salt and other forbidden foods must be avoided, and for every transgression, atonement is required. By performing the Prājāpatya penance, a renunciant is released from sin, whether the fault arises from speech, mind, or body. For such matters, he should act as determined in consultation with the virtuous. The one who is pure—regarding gold, clod, and stone as equal, and steadfast among all beings—attains the eternal, unchanging supreme state. Having reached this state, he is not born again. Now, the omens by which yogis, through special knowledge, perceive the approach of death are revealed. If a man cannot see Arundhatī, the Pole Star, the lunar halo, or the Milky Way, his life will not extend beyond a year. If he sees the sun Ariśmavant, or fire with rays, his days are numbered to eleven months. Should he see urine, feces, gold, or silver on his left side, either awake or in a dream, his time is limited to ten months. If he beholds a golden-colored tree, glimpses the cities of the Gandharvas, or encounters ghosts and spirits, he has nine months to live. Without apparent cause, if he becomes stout or thin, departing from his natural state, eight months remain. If his foot is cut off at the front or back, or becomes stuck in sand or mud, seven months are left. Should a crow, pigeon, vulture, or any flesh-eating bird sit hidden upon his head, he will not survive beyond six months. If he passes beneath lines of crows or a shower of dust, or sees his own shadow distorted, four or five months remain. Should he see lightning in a clear sky, or lightning fixed in the southern direction, or Indra’s bow reflected in water, three or two months are left. If he cannot see his own reflection in water or a mirror, or sees himself headless, his life will not last beyond a month. If his body acquires the smell of a corpse or the odor of fat, death has approached; he does not live for half a month. Should his heart dry up immediately after bathing, or if he sees smoke rising from his head, ten days remain. If the vital wind is disturbed and cuts the vital spots, and he feels no delight when touched by water, death is near. In dreams, if he rides southward in a chariot drawn by bears or monkeys, singing or dancing, he should know his end is close. If a dark-clad, dark woman, singing or otherwise, leads him southward in a dream, he too does not survive. Seeing a hole in his own throat or a naked ascetic in a dream signals imminent death. If he dreams of sinking from head to foot into a sea of mud, he will not live even for a day. If he sees ashes, coals, hair, a dry river, or serpents, ten nights are all that remain. In a dream, if black and terrifying men armed with weapons strike him with stones, he dies immediately. If, at sunrise or dawn, he hears jackals howling directly facing him, his lifespan is ended. If, after bathing, his heart is greatly afflicted or his teeth chatter, he is considered to have reached the end of his days. Repeated trembling, whether at night or during the day, and inability to perceive the scent of a lamp, indicate death is near. If he sees a rainbow at night, the circle of stars during the day, or cannot see himself reflected in another’s eyes, he does not live. If one eye weeps, the ears fall from their place, or the nose becomes crooked, it is understood that life has departed. A black and rough tongue, a mouth resembling a lotus, or a cheek with red swelling are signs that death is at hand. If, with unbound hair, he laughs, sings, or dances, and walks facing south, his life comes to its end. If his form repeatedly appears as a dense white mass, as white mustard seeds, or is entirely white, death is near. Should he dream of camels or donkeys yoked to a fine chariot, especially if he goes facing south, he does not live. If two or the most dreadful omens unite in one person, and he cannot hear sound in his ear or see light in his eye, it is a grave sign. If he falls into a pit in a dream, or a door is closed and he does not rise from that pit, his life ends. Dryness of the mouth, a hollow navel, and excessively hot urine all indicate that the person is in a perilous state, with death drawing near.