As the discourse unfolded, Vasundhara, the Earth goddess with wide, questioning eyes, approached the Lord, filled with a deep longing to understand the path of righteousness. In response to her earnest inquiry, she was told to speak of those sacred dharmas that had issued directly from his own lips. Then, the blessed Lord Janardana—he who bears the conch, discus, and mace, whose eyes are like lotuses, the master of all worlds—appeared before her in his divine boar form and spoke. His words were gentle yet powerful, resonant as thunderclouds, bringing assurance and clarity. He declared that the happiness of devotees arises from virtuous actions and the pursuit of true wealth—not only material, but also spiritual. “O goddess,” he said, “those who perform actions for my sake attain my world. If one desires the highest state, one should worship me according to the prescribed method. Those who are free from offenses and worship me properly do not return to the cycle of rebirth. But if anyone worships me on earth with improper flowers, hear now of the consequences, O Vasundhara.” He explained that foolish devotees, who act against his wishes out of ignorance, bring suffering upon themselves. Such error leads to grave consequences: one becomes mute for five years, then an ox for twelve; for three years, one is reborn as a buffalo, without doubt. Yet, he added, if anyone offers flowers without proper action, but with a mind purified and wholly devoted, and if the Lord is pleased, then that person’s devoted followers, intent on right action, are also purified. Vasundhara listened as the Lord continued, “O greatly fortunate one, let me tell you the expiation by which humans become purified after such offenses. One should perform the hero’s posture ritual seven times. For three days, one should eat only barley, or else subsist on air alone. Freed from all major sins in this way, the devotee attains my world.” Thus ended the chapter concerning expiation for offenses in worship and related duties. The Lord then addressed the expiation for other specific offenses. “Now hear, O Earth, of the atonement for eating with a net or with one’s feet, and for approaching me wearing red garments, or during the flow that occurs in women during menstruation. Such a person must reside in a state of expiation for ten or five years. But I shall declare the means for the purification of his body: taking only one meal a day, for ten or seven days. In this way, he is released from what causes me displeasure.” He continued, “This too I have told you, O Earth, adorned with red garments. But whoever approaches me in darkness, without a lamp, O beautiful one, listen now to the consequences. Such a person is born blind for one life, enveloped in darkness. With a mind fixed on nothing else, he should atone for this. Even if he touches that by which one would reach my world, the expiation is thus: taking food only once a day for twenty days, with a concentrated mind, followed by subsisting on water alone while sitting in meditation. By this expiation, he is freed from the sin.” The Lord spoke further, “O goddess, one should perform acts for him; now hear of the further consequences. Such a person becomes a mongoose for five years, a tortoise for ten years, and is born among pigeons for nine years and five more. Yet, after this, he remains at my side, exactly where I am established. By this, he attains perfection, even when the offense is wearing black garments. By offering three balls of food for three nights, thus one is freed from sin.” Thus, with compassion and authority, the Lord revealed to Vasundhara the consequences of errors in worship and the means of purification, guiding all towards righteousness and liberation.