Hear now the solemn teachings as revealed in the sacred scripture. Even one who has committed the grievous sin of slaying a Brāhmaṇa, if purified through prescribed rites, becomes eligible once more for ritual acts. Such a person must relinquish his life for the sake of a cow, a twice-born, or even for the welfare of living beings. By performing any one of these acts of self-sacrifice, the slayer of a Brāhmaṇa attains purity. Additional means of atonement are also prescribed, such as entering fire or casting oneself into the wind. For the killing of a teacher and others, the penance is fourfold, reflecting the gravity of those transgressions. Thus, the expiation for the slaying of a Brāhmaṇa has been declared, O twice-born. If a Śūdra kills a Brāhmaṇa, the wise condemn him as a 'muśalya.' When the victim is a Brāhmaṇa woman, the penance is half that for a male; for a maiden, it is a quarter. Should a Brāhmaṇa kill a Kṣatriya, he must perform penance for six years. If he has killed the wife of an initiated man, eight years of penance are required. These prescriptions for expiation apply everywhere, O best of sages. Turning to the matter of liquor, three kinds are to be known: Gauḍī, Paiṣṭī, and Mādhvī. Milk, ghee, or cow urine—any one of these may be used in the rites, O sage. Having made the mixture resemble cooked iron, one should then drink water. If one drinks it from a copper vessel, death results. If a twice-born drinks liquor out of ignorance, thinking it is not liquor, he should live accordingly. If it is taken for the purpose of curing disease or as medicine, special consideration is given. A vessel touched by liquor, and likewise water from a liquor container, are also subject to the rules. Palm liquor, pānasa, grape liquor, and that which comes from dates, along with Gauḍī, Mādhvī, surā, and madya—thus, eleven kinds are remembered. If a twice-born drinks any one of these unknowingly, whether openly, secretly, or by force, the appropriate expiation must be performed. The measure of gold is defined by Manu and others as follows: placed in a window, in the midst of sunlight, it is seen. Eight specks of dust make a niṣka; three of those make a royal mustard seed. Three barley grains make a kṛṣṇala; five of those are said to make a māṣa. If one has unknowingly taken Brahmin property, one should atone for twelve years as before. The same applies to the property of gurus, sacrificers, and the righteous. When repentance is felt in the body, one should apply the prescribed penance completely. If a Kṣatriya takes Brahmin property and later feels remorse, he should perform the sāṃtapana penance, fasting for twelve days. One who sits on another's seat, or takes cows, land, and the like, must also atone. Having stolen gold equal to a speck of dust, one should perform penance with concentration. After taking gold the size of a niṣka, one should perform the threefold prāṇāyāma. If a wise man steals gold equal in weight to a cow’s mustard seed, he should act accordingly. A twice-born who steals gold the size of a barley grain becomes purified through penance. But having stolen gold the size of a black mustard seed, one should undertake the sāṃtapana penance. By eating barley cooked in cow’s urine for one year, purification is attained. One should observe the vow for slaying a Brāhmaṇa for twelve years with concentration. The sāṃtapana penance must be properly performed; otherwise, one becomes fallen. Thus, the sacred path of atonement and purification is revealed, guiding all who seek redemption through steadfast adherence to dharma.