O King, listen with care as I recount the sacred teachings that have been passed down. When a soul is freed from all sins, it attains the exalted world of Viṣṇu. There, it receives the full fruit of all dharmas and experiences deep satisfaction. Indeed, all actions become fruitful, and whatever is done with reference to Viṣṇu leads to endless merit. For us, O King, Viṣṇu is everything—the work itself is Viṣṇu, the instruments are Viṣṇu; there is nothing apart from Him. Now, I shall explain the means of expiation, whether a transgression arises from anger or ignorance. For a Brāhmaṇa seeking purification, bathing three times a day and using the five products of the cow brings purity. I will also describe the purification required in cases of eating leftovers or encountering impurity. After fasting for a day and night, purification is attained by the five products of the cow. Similarly, after such a fast, offering ghee into the fire is prescribed. Placing a morsel on the ground and protecting it leads to purification; but if one consumes all of it, impurity remains for three nights. The highest purification, O King, is achieved by reciting the Gāyatrī mantra three thousand times. If a twice-born person is touched by Chāṇḍālas, dog-cooks, or comes into contact with urine or feces, certain expiations must be observed. If an outcaste touches a woman in her menses, a woman after childbirth, or a woman drawing water, or if a menstruating woman is touched by dogs, elephants, or crows, impurity results. Whenever two women in their menses touch each other, or when anyone is touched by leftovers and does not bathe, purification is necessary. If someone approaches a woman at the wrong time, the prescribed purification is the same as for contact with urine or feces. A woman who rises from sleep is pure, but a man is considered impure upon waking. If a woman is to be punished, she receives twelve strokes; if she departs for a year, she is expelled, even without her wealth. The father may be declared fallen at will, but the mother is never so, under any circumstance. If the offender is dead, he should be smeared with purified substances; if alive, a fine of two hundred is imposed. Thereafter, expiation as prescribed by the scriptures must be performed. Those destroyed by poison or struck down by weapons are purified by the Cāndrāyaṇa penance or by two Prakṛcchra penances. Alternatively, one may be purified by two Cāndrāyaṇa penances, or by giving a cow and a bull. If someone has touched a woman, purification is immediate—whether by day, at twilight, or at night. Eating barley mixed with cow's urine brings purification within half a month. If a twice-born cuts the rope, he should perform one Kṛcchra penance. If this act is done knowingly, half a Kṛcchra penance suffices; if unknowingly, two Indra penances are required. A Brāhmaṇa who approaches a forbidden woman, drinks liquor, or eats meat is among those who commit great sins—there are four especially who do so. Even if the act is done secretly, one must practice penance for a month. The washerman, the leather-worker, the dancer, and the drum-maker—whoever eats with them, goes to their women, drinks, or accepts from them—must observe purification. Among women, the mother, teacher’s wife, daughter, sister, and daughter-in-law; a queen, a woman who has renounced the world, a nurse, or a woman of the highest class; whether belonging to the father’s lineage or the mother’s lineage—these are all included in the teachings regarding purity and expiation. Thus, O King, the laws of purification and the path to merit are revealed, guiding all toward the world of Viṣṇu and the fulfillment of dharma.