For the purification of sin, I spoke these words, setting forth the means by which one may be cleansed. In that sacred place, people remain of their own accord, free from all desire, their minds tranquil and undisturbed. With unwavering resolve, they stay there for thousands of divine years, enduring and steadfast. Those who have been slain, their flesh and the foods you hold dear—when a thousand years have passed, you will rise again, purified from all stain. Abiding in Gautama’s hermitage, you will come to realize your true self, the essence of your being. Yet, throughout this period, a skull filled with sin will be fixed upon your head, a constant reminder of the burden you carry. Thus, after granting Rudra the boon he sought, I vanished from that very spot. Therefore, O Earth, I never find the cremation ground pleasing; its presence is repugnant to me. O blessed one, I have revealed to you the reason for my aversion to the cremation ground. Now, I shall declare the atonement by which one is cleansed of sin. One should lie in the open air, wearing a single garment, seated upon kusa grass. Freed from all sins by this practice, he attains my world, the realm of the divine. Listen, O fair-hipped one, to the excellent atonement meant for him. There, a man is born who is devoted to my deeds. For him, O fair-hipped one, I shall declare a most powerful atonement: for one day, he should subsist on barley and cow’s urine. By this, he does not return to worldly existence; he attains my world. Even if he is a fool, a doer of wicked deeds, yet devoted to my actions, for as many hairs as are present on the body of the Boar—on my own form—his sins are removed. Moreover, O Earth, listen as I tell you something else. For as long as that remains established in that very body, the purification endures. Again, O Earth, I have more to reveal. Becoming blind, O goddess, he is then born in such a state. Yet, he is born in a great, accomplished, pure family devoted to the Lord. He possesses wealth, virtues, beauty, good character, and purity. By this, being devoted to my actions, he is freed from sin. He should subsist for seven days, indeed, on milk alone. Having performed penance, O noble one, he attains my world. Now, O beautiful one, listen as I tell you the fault in this, in truth. Then, he becomes of thoroughly pure soul, my devotee—of this, there is no doubt. If an initiated person drinks liquor, there is no expiation for him. Yet, if he drinks liquor of the color of fire, by that act he is freed from sin. He is not tainted by sin, nor does he go to rebirth. However, he is cooked in a terrible hell for fifteen years as a boar. After one year, he is purified, devoted to my actions, and pure. Then, having heard these words, the Earth again addressed Hari: “O Lord of the gods, tell me, O Master, what atonement there is, and how one may be freed, for a man who uses the Kusumbha branch as a broom.” He is tormented in hell for ten thousand years. But if he has eaten it, he should diligently perform the Cāndrāyaṇa expiation. Thus, the ways of purification and atonement were revealed, each path leading to freedom from sin and the attainment of the divine world.