य एतेन विधानेन प्रायश्चित्तं समाचरेत्
Whoever performs atonement in this manner,
यः पारक्येण वस्त्रेण न धूतेन च माधवि
Who, with another's garment, and not a washed one, O Mādhavi,
करोति मम कर्माणि स्पृशते मां तदा स्थितः
Performs my rites or touches me while thus situated,
हीनपादेन जायेत चैकं जन्म वसुन्धरे
O Earth, he is born with a defective limb for one birth.
तस्य वक्ष्यामि सुश्रोणि प्रायश्चित्तं महौजसम्
For him, O fair-hipped one, I shall declare a powerful atonement.
अष्टभक्तं ततः कृत्वा मम भक्तिपरायणः
Then, having observed a fast for eight meals, devoted to my worship,
तिष्ठेज्जलाशये गत्वा शान्तो दान्तो यतव्रतः
He should go to a body of water and remain there, calm, self-restrained, and observing vows.
प्रभातायां तु शर्वर्यामुदिते तु दिवाकरे
When the night has passed and the sun has risen,
य एतेन विधानेन प्रायश्चित्तं समाचरेत् 136.
Whoever performs atonement in this manner,
( अकृत्वा यो नवान्नानि मम कर्मपरायणः
Who, being devoted to my rites, does not prepare new rice,
पितरस्तस्य नाश्नन्ति वर्षाणि दश पंच च
His ancestors do not eat for fifteen years.
न तस्य धर्मो विद्येत एवमेतन्न संशयः
For him, there is no righteousness; thus it is, without doubt.
प्रायश्चित्तं महाभागे मम भक्तसुखावहम्
O highly fortunate one, the atonement brings happiness to my devotees.
आकाशशयनं कृत्वा चतुर्थेऽहनि शुध्यति
By lying on the ground under the open sky, he is purified on the fourth day.
पंचगव्यं ततः पीत्वा शीघ्रं मुच्येत किल्बिषात्
After drinking the five products of the cow, one is quickly freed from sin.
सर्वसङ्गं परित्यज्य मम लोकं स गच्छति
Abandoning all attachments, he attains my world.
कुणपो जायते भूमे यातुधानो न संशयः
He becomes a corpse on earth, a demon—there is no doubt.
तिष्ठत्यत्र महाभागे एवमेतन्न संशयः
He remains here, O noble one; thus it is, without doubt.
प्रायश्चित्तं प्रवक्ष्यामि येन मुच्येत किल्बिषात् 136.
I will declare the atonement by which one is freed from sin.
उपोष्य चाष्टभक्तं तु दशैकादशमेव च
Having fasted with eight meals, on the tenth or eleventh day,
पंचगव्यं ततः पीत्वा शीघ्रं मुच्यति किल्बिषात्
After drinking the five products of the cow, he is quickly freed from sin.
तानि तानि तरन्त्येव सर्व एव पितामहाः
All the ancestors indeed cross over those obstacles.
चर्मकारस्तु जायेत वर्षाणां तु त्रयोदश
A leatherworker is born for thirteen years.
सूकरत्वात्परिभ्रष्टः श्वा भवेच्च जुगुप्सितः
Having fallen from the state of a boar, he becomes a despised dog.
मद्भक्तश्च विनीतश्च अपराधविवर्जितः
My devotee, humble and free from offenses,
य एतेन विधानेन वसुधे कर्म कारयेत्
Whoever performs work on the earth according to this procedure,
भेरीशब्दमकृत्वा तु यस्तु मां प्रतिबोधयेत्
Without sounding the drum, whoever awakens me,
तस्य वक्ष्यामि सुश्रोणि प्रायश्चित्तं मम प्रियम्
For him, O lovely-hipped one, I will declare my favored atonement.
यस्य कस्यचिन्मासस्य शुक्लपक्षे तु द्वादशी 136.
On the twelfth day of the bright fortnight of any month,
य एतेन विधानेन वसुधे कर्म कारयेत्
Whoever performs work on the earth according to this procedure,