All the gods, gandharvas, yakṣas, rākṣasas, and men—whoever they may be—are blessed with the fulfillment of even their rarest wishes. They gain unrivaled freedom from their enemies and attain whatever else their hearts may seek. They, too, become free from sin and suffering. Especially those who behold Jaṭeśvara with devotion each and every day: the diseased among them are freed from illness, the afflicted are released from their pain. Those who recite the greatness of Jaṭeśvara, O Pārvatī, attain all their desires, and at the end of their lives, reach my own abode. If a pregnant woman turns to him, she will be blessed with a healthy son, adorned with the ornament of Vedic wisdom. The story of Jaṭeśvara is auspicious and life-giving; it stands as a great support for righteousness and for the fulfillment of rightful desires. Whatever brings poor food, leads to the company of wicked people, or causes a short life—these misfortunes are driven away for one who recites this auspicious tale of Jaṭeśvara at śrāddha rites. This, O goddess, is the power I have declared to you: it is a force that destroys sin. By merely beholding Jaṭeśvara, one is freed even from the terrible sin of killing a Brahmin. Long ago, in the Tretā Yuga, O goddess, there was Rāma, the foremost among wielders of weapons, who was born from the womb of Reṇukā. Once, his father, the sage Jamadagni, commanded him. Having heard the words of his father, and also of his brothers and his mother, Rāma was destined to become invincible among all the lords of the earth. Jamadagni said to him, “Take up the axe, O son, firm and born from the blaze of fire.” In time, the wicked-minded King Kārtavīryārjuna killed Jamadagni for the sake of the wish-granting cow. Filled with wrath, Rāma declared, “Let the three worlds witness my eternal valor. My father, ever devoted to righteousness, was slain by this king.” With eyes reddened in anger, Rāma struck down Kārtavīryārjuna upon the earth, cutting off all his thousand arms, casting him from his chariot, and slaying him. Having made the earth devoid of Kṣatriyas, that mighty descendant of Bhṛgu, at a great sacrifice and grand act of giving, received pure horses from Varuṇa and a chariot, the best among charioteers. At that great horse-sacrifice, the illustrious one was celebrated. Thus, as declared in the Purāṇas and all authoritative scriptures, the sin of killing a Brāhmaṇa is destroyed by the Aśvamedha sacrifice. Yet Rāma reflected, “By me, in cruelty, many living beings have been slain—women, the elderly, children, and even my own mother.” After pondering for a moment, he journeyed to Mount Raivataka, seeking purification. Still, the sin of killing, arising from the destruction of so many lives, did not depart from him. He traveled to the Sahya mountains, to the beautiful Himalayas, and to the sacred hermitage at Badarikāśrama. He bathed in the holy waters of the Yamunā, the Candrabhāgā, and the Gaṅgā, the river of three paths. He visited the Viśālā, the Kapilā, the Durgā, and the deep, auspicious Gomatī. He journeyed to Gayā, Kurukṣetra, Naimiṣa, and also Puṣkara, ever seeking release from the burden of his deeds.