एतेष्वन्यतमं यस्तु पिवेदज्ञानतो द्विजः
If a twice-born drinks any one of these unknowingly,
समक्षं वा परोक्षं वा बलाच्चौयण वा तथा
Whether openly, secretly, or by force,
सुवर्णस्य प्रमाणं तु मन्वाद्यैः परिभाषितम्
The measure of gold is defined by Manu and others as follows:
गवाक्षागतमार्तण्डरश्मिमध्ये प्रदृश्यते
Placed in a window, in the midst of sunlight, it is seen.
त्रसरेण्वष्टकं निष्कस्तत्रयं राजसर्षपः
Eight specks of dust make a niṣka; three of those make a royal mustard seed.
यवत्रयं कृष्णलः स्यान्माषस्तत्पञ्चकं स्मृतः
Three barley grains make a kṛṣṇala; five of those are said to make a māṣa.
हत्वा ब्रह्मस्वमज्ञानाद्द्वादशांब्दं तु पूर्ववत्
Having unknowingly taken Brahmin property, one should atone for twelve years as before.
गुरुणां यज्ञकतॄणां धार्मिष्टानां तथैव च
So also for the property of gurus, sacrificers, and the righteous,
कृतानुतापो देहे च संपूर्णे लेपयेद् धृतम्
When repentance is felt in the body, one should apply the prescribed penance completely.
ब्रह्मस्वं क्षत्रियो हृत्वा पश्चात्तापमवाप्य च
If a Kṣatriya takes Brahmin property and later feels remorse,
तत्र सांतपनं कृत्वा द्वादशाहोपवासतः
There, having performed the sāṃtapana penance, he should fast for twelve days.
रन्तासनमनुष्यस्त्रीधेनुभूम्यादिकेषु च
A person who sits on another's seat, or takes cows, land, and the like,
त्रसरेणुसमं हेम हृत्वा कुर्यात्समाहितः
Having stolen gold equal to a speck of dust, one should perform penance with concentration.
प्राणायामत्रयं कुर्याद्धृत्वा निष्कप्रमाणकम्
After taking gold the size of a niṣka, one should perform the threefold prāṇāyāma.
गौरसर्षपमानं तु हृत्वा हेम विचक्षणः
If a wise man steals gold equal in weight to a cow’s mustard seed, he should act accordingly.
यवमात्रसुवर्णस्य स्तेयाच्छुद्धो भवेद्दिजः
A twice-born who steals gold the size of a barley grain becomes purified.
हेम कृष्णलमात्रं तु हृत्वा सांतपनं चरेत्
But having stolen gold the size of a black mustard seed, one should undertake the sāṃtapana penance.
गोमूत्रपक्वयवभुग्वर्षेणैकेन शुद्ध्यति
By eating barley cooked in cow’s urine for one year, purification is attained.
ब्रह्महत्याव्रतं कुर्याद्द्वादशाब्दं समाहितः
One should observe the vow for slaying a Brahmin for twelve years with concentration.
कुर्यात्सांतपनं सम्यगन्यथा पतितो भवेत्
One should properly perform the sāṃtapana penance; otherwise, one becomes fallen.
हत्वा च रजतं विद्वान्कुर्याच्चान्द्रायणं मुने
If one steals silver, O sage, the learned should perform the cāndrāyaṇa penance.
चान्द्रायणद्वयं तस्य प्रोक्तं पापविशोधकम्
Two cāndrāyaṇa penances are prescribed for him as purifiers of sin.
सहस्रादधिकस्तेये ब्रह्महत्याव्रतं चरेत्
For theft exceeding a thousand, one should undertake the vow for slaying a Brahmin.
सहस्रनिष्कमाने तु पराकं परिकीर्तितम्
When the amount is a thousand niṣkas, the parāka penance is declared.
गुरुतल्पगतानां च प्रायश्चित्तमुदीर्यते
Now the expiation for those who approach the teacher’s wife is declared.
स्वयमेव स्वमुष्कं तु च्छिन्द्यात्पापमुदीरयन्
He should himself cut off his own scrotum, proclaiming his sin.
गच्छन्मार्गै सुखं दुःखं न कदाचिद्विचारयेत्
While going on the path, whether in happiness or suffering, he should never reflect.
मरुत्प्रपतनं वापि कुर्यात्पापमुदाहरन्
Or, declaring his sin, he may leap from a precipice or into the wind.
ब्राह्महत्याव्रतं कुर्याद्वादशाब्दं समाहितः
He should observe the vow for slaying a Brahmin for twelve years with concentration.
कारीषवह्निना दग्धः शुद्धिं याति द्विजोत्तम
Burned by a fire of cow dung, the best of twice-born becomes purified.