अथ दन्तकाष्ठाचर्वणप्रायश्चित्तम् दन्तकाष्ठमचर्वित्वा यो हि मामुपसर्पति
Now, the expiation for not chewing a tooth-stick: Whoever approaches me without chewing a tooth-stick—
नारायणवचः श्रुत्वा पृथिवी धर्मसंश्रितः
Hearing the words of Nārāyaṇa, the Earth, devoted to righteousness—
धरण्युवाच कथमेकापराधेन सर्वमेव प्रणश्यति
Earth said: How does everything perish because of a single transgression?
श्रीवराह उवाच येन चैकापराधेन पूर्वकर्म प्रणश्यति
Śrī Varāha said: By which a single transgression destroys previous merit—
मनुष्यः किल्बिषी भद्रे कफपित्तसमन्वितः
A human being, O blessed one, afflicted by sin and possessed of phlegm and bile,
तत्सर्वबीजं नश्येत दन्तकाष्ठस्य भक्षणात्
All the seed of that is destroyed by eating without chewing a tooth-stick.
धरण्युवाच प्रायश्चित्तं च मे ब्रूहि येन धर्मो न नश्यति
The Earth spoke: Tell me the expiation by which my righteousness is not destroyed.
श्रीवराह उवाच कथयिष्यामि हीदं ते यथा शुद्ध्यन्ति मानवाः
Śrī Varāha said: I shall tell you now how humans become purified.
आकाशशयनं कृत्वा दिनानि द्वे च पंच च
By lying on the ground for two and five days—
एवं ते कथितं भद्रे दन्तकाष्ठस्य भक्षणम् 131.
Thus, O gentle one, I have told you about the eating of tooth-sticks.
कुतस्तस्यापराधोऽस्ति एवमेव न संशयः
There is no fault in this; indeed, there is no doubt.
इति श्रीवराहपुराणे दन्तकाष्ठाचर्वणप्रायश्चित्तं नामैकत्रिंशदधिकशततमोऽध्यायः
Thus ends the one hundred thirty-first chapter, named 'Expiation for Chewing Tooth-Sticks,' in the Śrī Varāha Purāṇa.
अथ मृतकस्पर्शप्रायश्चित्तम् गत्वा तु मैथुनं भद्रे अस्नातो यः शवं स्पृशेत्
Now, expiation for touching the dead: If, after sexual union, one touches a corpse without bathing, O gentle one—
वर्षं नारायणाच्छ्रुत्वा सा मही संशितव्रता
For a year, having heard from Nārāyaṇa, the Earth observed strict vows.
धरण्युवाच कथमेवं पुमान्वै स रेतःपानपरो भवेत्
The Earth spoke: How does a man become intent on drinking semen in this way?
एतन्मे परमं दुःखं तद्भवान्वक्तुमर्हति शृणु तत्त्वेन मे देवि इदं गुह्यमनुत्तमम्
This is my greatest sorrow; you ought to tell me about it. Listen, O goddess, to this supreme and secret teaching.
चिह्नमैतद्वरारोहे आधिचारविनिश्चयः
This is the sign, O beautiful one, the determination of the supernatural offense.
दृष्टं तस्यापराधस्य फलं प्राप्नोति मानवः
Having seen, a man attains the result of that offense.
अपराधस्य दोषेण विशुद्धिश्च न जायते
Because of the fault of the offense, purification does not occur.
गृहस्थाः पुरुषा भद्रे मम कर्मपरायणाः
O gentle one, householders devoted to my actions—
वायुभक्षं दिनं त्वेकं ततो मुच्येत किल्बिषात्
By subsisting on air for one day, then one is freed from sin.
ज्ञात्वा कर्मापराधं तु न स पापेन लिप्यते 132.
Having understood the offense of action, he is not tainted by sin.
प्रायश्चित्तं महाभागे मम लोकसुखावहम्
O illustrious one, expiation brings happiness to my world.
मम शास्त्रं बहिष्कृत्य यः श्मशानं प्रपद्यते
Whoever, excluding my scripture, enters the cremation ground—
श्मशाने जम्बुका भूत्वा भक्षयन्ति शवान् तथा
In the cremation ground, they become jackals and eat corpses in that way.
उवाच मधुरं वाक्यं सर्वलोकहिताय वै तव नाथ प्रपन्नानां क्व पापं विद्यते प्रभो
He spoke sweet words for the welfare of all worlds: 'O Lord, for those who have taken refuge in you, where can sin exist, O Master?'
प्रायश्चित्तं च मे ब्रूहि येन मुच्यन्ति किल्बिषात् शृणु सुन्दरि तत्त्वेन यन्मां त्वं परिपृच्छसि
'Tell me the expiation by which one is freed from sin. Listen, O beautiful one, truly, as you question me.'
कथयिष्यामि ते हीदं शोभनं पापनाशनम्
'I shall tell you now this excellent, sin-destroying method.'
पंचगव्यं ततः पीत्वा ततो मुच्येत किल्बिषात्
'By drinking pañcagavya, then one is freed from sin.'
सर्वथा वर्जनीयं वै सर्वभागवतेन तु
'In every way, it must be avoided by every devotee of Bhagavan.'