O Devi, hear now the sacred account of atonement and its profound merits, as spoken in the divine Varaha Purana. When a person drinks the five holy products of the cow with reverence, he is swiftly freed from the grip of sin. Not only does he gain liberation, but even his ancestors are uplifted and cross over the obstacles that bind them. Yet, those who stray from righteous conduct may experience difficult births—such as taking form as a leatherworker for thirteen years, or, having fallen from the state of a boar, being reborn as a despised dog. But for my devotee—one who is humble and free from offenses—who undertakes sacred work on the earth according to the prescribed procedure, there are great blessings. However, if one awakens me without the proper sounding of the drum, O lovely-hipped one, I reveal a special atonement for him. On the twelfth day of the bright fortnight of any month, whoever observes this procedure as prescribed, even if he has eaten excessively and is afflicted by indigestion, may face birth as both a dog and a monkey in one life, or as a blind person in one birth and a mouse in the next. Yet, the one who is pure, devoted to the Lord, and free from transgressions is released from sin and all faults by this very atonement. The observance involves, for three days, taking only milk, and for another three days, subsisting on flour cakes. Rising at the end of night and having cleansed the teeth, the devotee performs the rites as prescribed. Whoever atones in this manner attains the highest merit, for this is the greatest of stories, the loftiest of austerities, and the dharma and fame of those of excellent conduct. Daily recitation of this account, rising at an auspicious hour, bestows the greatest health among all forms of well-being, and is the most auspicious of all auspicious things. The steadfast devotee who recites it each day obtains the highest authority and fulfills the worship at twilight. But it should not be recited among the foolish or those lacking discipline. Thus, O Devi, you have heard the determination of proper conduct as it has been revealed. With this, the chapter named 'The Sutra on Atonement Rites' in the divine scripture of the Varaha Purana comes to a close. Now begins the tale of the vulture and the jackal, and the bestowal of the Aditya vow. Having heard this supreme means of purifying offenses, the goddess exclaims, "O Lord, what a most excellent act you have described! Truly, I have heard that which fulfills the highest purpose of dharma. But what is the auspicious vow called Kubjāmraka, and how is it to be observed?" Śrī Varāha replies, "That place is indeed my supreme field, pure and dear to the devotees of Bhagavān. The supreme site is Kokāmukha, and likewise, Kubjāmraka is most excellent. O goddess, it is there that you yourself were established by me, having been lifted from the netherworld." Then Earth asks, "What merit arises there for one who bathes and drinks of those waters?" Śrī Varāha answers, "Listen well to the destiny attained by those who die at Saukara. The merit gained by one who bathes there, or who departs or dies in that sacred place, is immense. Hear, O beautiful and fortunate one, of the merit earned in my holy fields: by merely going there, or by beholding my face, ten ancestors before and after, as well as seven others and five, are all uplifted and blessed." Thus is revealed the glory of atonement, sacred vows, and the holy places that sanctify all who seek them with devotion.