There, facing east, the devotee first washes his feet with water, performing this act of purification with reverence. Immediately after, he cleanses his hands in the same manner, ensuring all is pure. With careful attention, he touches each foot separately, reciting the words “pañca pañca” as prescribed. Next, he drinks three mouthfuls of water, an act said to wash away all sins. Having completed these ablutions, he sits to perform prāṇāyāma, drawing his mind inward and becoming wholly absorbed in contemplation of me, the Lord. Then, with devotion, he touches his head three times, recognizing that Brahman, the supreme reality, is established there. For one established in non-duality, he touches himself wherever he abides, affirming the unity of self and the divine. This, indeed, is the procedure to be followed by one who seeks to approach me. Whoever acts in this way maintains the order of actions I have prescribed. After hearing these instructions from Nārāyaṇa, the goddess Earth, Dharanī, spoke with humility and devotion, requesting, “Please explain the process of expiation and purification.” Śrī Varāha replied, “Those who are excluded from my rites, or who, having committed transgressions against me, attempt to approach me—such a one, by the consequence of his actions, becomes a worm and remains so, as is proper; there is no doubt of this. But by what means, O noble one, can someone who has acted thus regain accomplishment? When a brāhmaṇa, kṣatriya, vaiśya, or anyone established in my doctrine is freed from sin, they attain the highest state. Let one touch my limbs, focusing the mind on both the moving and the unmoving, for I always desire one who is self-controlled, auspicious, devoted to the Lord, and pure—free from pride, delighting in virtuous acts, and wholly devoted to me. Even when an angry but pure devotee, having been purified, attains me, he experiences the results of his actions: he becomes a frog for three hundred years, a demon for ten more, and is born blind five, seven, or nine times. He eats garlic and ash, and moves through the sky, wandering as fate decrees. By the fault of his own actions, he arrives in the ocean of worldly existence. Ah, truly, the supreme secret is what you have spoken before. My mind has become agitated; it never becomes steady anywhere. Hearing this profound and difficult essence, I am filled with fear and lamentation. And for the sake of my beloved, which brings happiness to all the worlds, I ask further: what of those who are weak, free from fear, yet filled with greed and delusion?” Then the lotus-eyed Varāha stood before her. Hearing the words of the Earth and the sage, the son of Brahma, he replied, “Blessed and fortunate indeed is what you have asked. But what you have said, O goddess, knower of all limbs of yoga, reveals the depth of your wisdom.” Hearing the words of Kumara, the Earth replied to him, “Action, ritual, discipline, and spiritual knowledge are all established here in the earthly realm.” Then, O Brahman, Vishnu, the maker of illusion, spoke to me, saying, “Having performed that vow and devoted yourself to my actions, offer eight alms, according to rule, with pure devotion to the Bhagavata, within the household. By this, one is freed from sin; thus has Janardana spoken. He quickly worships Vishnu, foremost among the twice-born, and this is without doubt.