Having indulged in excessive food and overwhelmed by indigestion, a person faces difficult consequences in future births. In one life, such a soul is reborn both as a dog and a monkey, and in another, suffers blindness, only to be born next as a mouse. Yet there is hope: one who becomes pure, a foremost devotee of the Lord, and remains free from transgressions, is delivered from such suffering. The Lord teaches that devotion to Him is the path by which a person is freed from sin and other faults. For those seeking atonement, a sacred discipline is prescribed: for three days, one should subsist on milk, and for another three days, on flour cakes. Rising at the end of night and having cleansed the mouth, the devotee should perform the acts of penance in this manner. Whoever undertakes atonement thus achieves the highest merit, for this is the greatest of stories and the loftiest of austerities. Such conduct is the very dharma and the source of fame for those of noble character. Whoever recites this account daily, rising at an auspicious time, attains the greatest health and auspiciousness above all else. For the steadfast devotee who recites these teachings daily, it becomes an authority, the very essence of twilight worship. Yet, it should not be recited among fools or those of poor discipline. Thus, O Devi, the determination of proper conduct has been revealed to you. Here concludes the one hundred thirty-sixth chapter, named "The Sutra on Atonement Rites," in the divine scripture of the Varaha Purana. Now begins the tale of the vulture and the jackal, and the bestowal of the Aditya vow. Having heard of this great means for purifying offenses, the goddess exclaimed, "O Lord, what a most excellent act you have described! Indeed, O mighty-armed one, I have heard this, which fulfills the purpose of all dharma. But tell me, what is the auspicious vow called Kubjāmraka, and how is it observed?" Śrī Varāha replied, "That sacred place is my supreme field, pure and beloved by the devotees of Bhagavān. The supreme place is Kokāmukha, and likewise Kubjāmraka is most excellent. O goddess, it was there that I established you, having lifted you from the netherworld." The Earth then asked, "What merit arises for one who bathes there and drinks of its waters?" Śrī Varāha answered, "Listen, and I shall tell you of the destination attained by those who die at Saukara. The merit obtained by one who bathes there, or who departs or dies in that place, is immense. Hear, O beautiful and fortunate one, the greatness of my sacred fields: ten ancestors before and after, as well as seven others and five, are uplifted by the merit earned. By merely going there, O lovely-hipped one, or by beholding my face, a person becomes prosperous in wealth and grain, handsome, virtuous, and pure. Thus, being born as a human, he is freed from transgressions. Those who die in that field of Saukara, by the power of the place, quickly abandon the body and journey to the White Island. The supreme state is attained by one who bathes at those holy places. Hear further, O blessed one, of the merit there: a person attains the highest. One who, on the twelfth day of the month of Vaiśākha, bathes according to the prescribed rule, is born in a great family, abundant in wealth and grain. He avoids wrongdoing and is truly initiated. At that moment, crossing over, the Four-Armed One—bearing discus, mace, conch, and lotus—appeared, bestowing blessings and grace.