pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: कर्मसूत्रात्मकं विद्धि साक्षिणं शुभपापयोः। सुखदुःखगुणोदक कालं कालफलप्रदम्॥
English: Know that Time depends upon the fetters of action and is the witness of all actions good and evil. It is Time that brings about the fruits, pleasurable or miserable, of our actions.
Sanskrit: तेषामपि महाबाहो कर्माणि परिचिन्तय। विनाशहेतुकानि त्वं यैस्ते कालवशं गताः॥
English: Think, O mighty-armed one, of the acts of those Kshatriyas that have been killed. Those acts were the causes of their destruction and it is on account of them that they have died.
Sanskrit: आत्मनश्च विजानीहि नियतव्रतशासनम्। यदा त्वमीदृशं कर्म विधिनाऽऽक्रम्य कारितः॥
English: Think also of your own acts of observances of vows with controlled mind, And think also how you have been compelled by the Supreme Ordainer to do such an act.
Sanskrit: त्वष्ट्रेव विहितं यन्त्रं यथा चेष्टयितुर्वशे। कर्मणा कालयुक्तेन तथेदं चेष्टते जगत्॥
English: As a weapon made by a smith or carpenter is under the control of the person who uses it, and moves as moves it, likewise this universe, controlled by actions done in Time, moves as those actions move it.
Sanskrit: पुरुषस्य हि दृष्ट्वेमामुत्पत्तिमनिमित्ततः। यदृच्छया विनाशं च शोकहर्षावनर्थकौ॥
English: Beholding that the births and deaths of creatures take place without any perceptible cause and order, grief and joy are absolutely useless.
Sanskrit: व्यलीकमपि यत् त्वत्र चित्तवैतंसिकं तव। तदर्थमिष्यते राजन् प्रायश्चित्तं तदाचर॥
English: Although this confusion of your heart is a mere delusion, still, if you like, O king, perform expiatory rites.
Sanskrit: इदं तु श्रूयते पार्थ युद्धे देवासुरे पुरा। असुरा भ्रातरो ज्येष्ठा देवाश्चापि यवीयसः॥
English: It is heard, O Partha, that the gods and the Asuras fought against each other. The Asuras were the elder, and the gods the younger brothers.
Sanskrit: तेषामपि श्रीनिमित्तं महानासीत् समुच्छ्रयः। युद्धं वर्षसहस्राणि द्वात्रिंशदभवत् किल॥
English: Seeking prosperity, they fought a dreadful battle between them. The fight lasted for thirtytwo thousand years.
Sanskrit: एकार्णवां महीं कृत्वा रुधिरेण परिप्लुताम्। जघ्नुर्दैत्यांस्तथा देवास्त्रिदिवं चाभिलेभिरे॥
English: Converting the Earth to one vast sea of blood, the gods killed the Daityas and occupied the celestial region.
Sanskrit: तथैव पृथिवीं लब्ध्वा ब्राह्मणा वेदपारगाः। संश्रिता दानवानां वै साह्यार्थं दर्पमोहिताः॥
English: Having occupied the Earth, a host of Brahmanas, conversant with the Vedas, armed themselves, stupefied with pride, with the Danavas for helping in the fight.
Sanskrit: शालावृका इति ख्यातास्त्रिषु लोकेषु भारत। अष्टाशीतिसहस्राणि ते चापि विबुधैर्हताः॥
English: They were known by the name of Shalavrika and were eighty-eight thousand in number. All of them, however, were killed by the gods.
Sanskrit: धर्मव्युच्छित्तिमिच्छन्तो येऽधर्मस्य प्रवर्तकाः। हन्तव्यास्ते दुरात्मानो देवैर्दैत्या इवोल्बणाः॥
English: Those wicked persons who desire to root out virtue and encourage sinfulness deserve io be killed even as the furious Daityas were killed by the gods.
Sanskrit: एकं हत्वा यदि कुले शिष्टानां स्यादनामयम्। कुलं हत्वा च राष्ट्रं च न तद् वृत्तोपघातकम्॥
English: If by killing a single individual a family may be saved, or, if by killing a single family the whole kingdom may be saved, such an act of slaughter is not sinful.
Sanskrit: अधर्मरूपो धर्मो हि कश्चिदस्ति नराधिप। धर्मश्चाधर्मरूपोऽस्ति तच्च ज्ञेयं विपश्चिता॥
English: Sin, O king, sometimes becomes virtue, and virtue sometimes becomes sin. The learned know which is which.
Sanskrit: तस्मात् संस्तम्भयात्मानं श्रुतवानसि पाण्डव। देवैः पूर्वगतं मार्गमनुयातोऽसि भारत॥
English: Therefore, console yourself, O son of Pandu, for you are well read in the scriptures. You have, O Bharata, only followed the path of the very gods.
Sanskrit: न हीदृशा गमिष्यन्ति नरकं पाण्डवर्षभ। भ्रातृनाश्वासयैतांस्त्वं सुहृदश्च परंतप॥
English: Men like yourselves never go to hell, o foremost of Pandu's race! Comfort these your brothers and all your friends, O scorcher of foes.
Sanskrit: यो हि पापसमारम्भे कार्ये तद्भावभावितः। कुर्वन्नपि तथैव स्यात् कृत्वा च निरपत्रपः॥ तस्मिंस्तत् कलुषं सर्वं समाप्तमिति शब्दितम्। प्रायश्चित्तं न तस्यास्ति ह्रासो वा पापकर्मणः॥
English: He who deliberately commits sinful acts, and committing them feels no compunction but continues the same as before, is known as a great sinner. There is no expiation for him, and his sins never disappear.
Sanskrit: त्वं तु शुक्लाभिजातीयः परदोषेण कारितः। अनिच्छमानः कर्मेदं कृत्वा च परितप्यसे॥
English: You are born in a noble family. Urged by the sons of others, you have most reluctantly done this, and having done this you repent for it.
Sanskrit: अश्वमेधो महायज्ञः प्रायश्चित्तमुदाहृतम्। तमाहर महाराज विपाष्मैवं भविष्यसि॥
English: The rite of Horse-sacrifice, has been indicated as an expiation for you. Make preparations for that sacrifice, O king, and you ! will be freed off of all your sins.
Sanskrit: मरुद्भिः सह जित्वारीन् भगवान् पाकशासनः। एकैकं क्रतुमाहृत्य शतकृत्व: शतक्रतुः॥
English: Having defeated his foes with the help of the Maruts, Indra gradually celebrated a hundred sacrifices and became Shatakratu.
Sanskrit: धूतपामाजितस्वर्गो लोकान् प्राप्य सुखोदयान्। मरुद्गणैर्वृतः शक्रः शुशुभे भासयन् दिशः॥
English: Freed from sin, occupying heaven, and having obtained many blissful regions and great happiness and prosperity, Shakra surrounded by the Maruts, is shining in beauty, and lighting up all the quarters with his effulgence.
Sanskrit: स्वर्गे लोके महीयन्तमप्सरोभिः शचीपतिम्। ऋषयः पर्युपासन्ते देवाश्च विबुधेश्वरम्॥
English: The lord of Shachi is worshipped in the heaven by the Apsaras. The Rishis and the other gods all adore himn with respect.
Sanskrit: सेयं त्वामनुसम्प्राप्ता विक्रमेण वसुन्धरा। निर्जिताच महीपाला विक्रमेण त्वयानध॥
English: You have obtained the Earth through your prowess. All the kings have been defeated by you, O sinless one, through your prowess.
Sanskrit: तेषां पुराणि राष्ट्राणि गत्वा राजन् सुहृवृतः। भ्रातॄन् पुत्रांश्चपौत्रांश्च स्वे स्वे राज्येऽभिषेचय॥
English: Proceeding with your friends to their kingdoms, O king, install their brothers, sons, or grandsons on their thrones.
Sanskrit: बालानपि च गर्भस्थान् सान्त्वेन समुदाचरन्। रञ्जयन् प्रकृती: सर्वाः परिपाहि वसुन्धराम्॥
English: Treating kindly even the children in the womb, make you subjects glad and happy, and govern the Earth,
Sanskrit: कुमारो नास्ति येषां च कन्यास्तत्राभिषेचय। कामाशयो हि स्त्रीवर्गः शोकमेवं प्रहास्यसि॥
English: Install on their thrones the daughters of those that have no sons. Women are fond of pleasure and power. By this they will shake off their sorrows and become happy.
Sanskrit: एवमाश्वासनं कृत्वा सर्वराष्ट्रेषु भारत। यजस्व वाजिमेधेन यथेन्द्रो विजयी पुरा॥ अशोच्यास्ते महात्मानः क्षत्रियाः क्षत्रियर्षभा स्वकर्मभिर्गता नाशं कृतान्तबलमोहिताः॥
English: Having comforted the entire empire in this way, O Bharata, worship the gods in a Horsesacrifice as did the victorious Indra in days of yore. It is not proper for us to grieve for those great Kshatriyas, O foremost of Kshatriyas. Stupefied by the power of the Destroyer, they have died while satisfying the duties of their own order.
Sanskrit: अवाप्तः क्षत्रधर्मस्ते राज्यं प्राप्तमकण्टकम्। रक्षस्व धर्म कौन्तेय श्रेयान् यः प्रेत्य भारत॥
English: You have performed the duties of a Kshatriya and obtained the Earth thornless. Follow your own duties, O son of Kunti, for then, O Bharata, you will enjoy happiness in the next world.
Sanskrit: युधिष्ठिर उवाच कानि कृत्वेह कर्माणि प्रायश्चित्तीयते नरः। किं कृत्वा मुच्यते तत्र तन्मे ब्रूहि पितामह॥
English: Yudhishthira said 'What are the necessary rites of expiation? And what are those acts which one must do for being released from sin? Tell me this, O grandfather.
Sanskrit: व्यास उवाच अकुर्वन् विहितं कर्म प्रतिषिद्धानि चाचरन्। प्रायश्चित्तीयते ह्येवं नरो मिथ्यानुवर्तयन्॥
English: Vyasa said “Having omitted to perform those acts that have been ordained, and done those that have been forbidden, and have behaved deceitfully, a man becomes liable to perform expiation.
Sanskrit: अकार्याणि तु वक्ष्यामि यानि तानि निबोध मे। लोकवेदविरुद्धानि तान्येकाग्रमनाः शृणु॥
English: I shall now mention other acts which men should not do, viz., acts that are forbidden by men and the Vedas. Listen to me with rapt attention.
Sanskrit: स्वधर्मस्य परित्यागः परधर्मस्य च क्रिया। अयाज्ययाजनं चैव तथाभक्ष्यस्य भक्षणम्॥ शरणागतसंत्यागो भृत्यस्याभरणं तथा। रसानां विक्रयश्चापि तिर्यग्योनिवधस्तथा॥ आधानादीनि कर्माणि शक्तिमान करोति यः। अप्रयच्छंश्च सर्वाणि नित्यदेयानि भारत॥ दक्षिणानामदानं च ब्राह्मणस्वाभिमर्शनम्। सर्वाण्येतान्यकार्याणि प्राहुर्धर्मविदो जनाः॥
English: The rejection of one's own religion, the following of other people's religion, assisting at the sacrifice or the religious rites of one who does not deserve such assistance, eating of forbidden food, deserting one who seeks refuge, neglect in maintaining servants and dependents, selling salt and treacle, killing of birds and animals, refusal, though able to beget children, upon a soliciting woman, negligence of making the daily offering, negligence to present the Dakshina, humiliating a Brahmana, these all are considered as forbidden acts by persons conversant with duty.
Sanskrit: पित्रा विवदते पुत्रो यश्च स्याद् गुरुतल्पगः। अप्रजायन् नरव्याघ्र भवत्यधार्मिको नरः॥
English: The son that quarrels with the father, the person who violates the bed of his preceptor, one who neglects to beget children on his wife, are all sinful, O foremost of men.
Sanskrit: उक्तान्येतानि कर्माणि विस्तरेणेतरेण च। यानि कुर्वन्नकुर्वच प्रायश्चित्तीयते नरः॥
English: I have now described to you in brief as also in detail, those acts and omissions by which a man is compelled to perform expiation.
Sanskrit: एतान्येव तु कर्माणि क्रियमाणानि मानवाः। येषु येषु निमित्तेषु न लिप्यन्तेऽथ ताशृणु॥
English: Listen now to the circumstances under which men, by even committing these acts, are not sullied with sin.
Sanskrit: प्रगृह्य शस्त्रमायान्तमपि वेदान्तगं रणे। जिघांसन्तं जिघांसीयान्न तेन ब्रह्महा भवेत्॥
English: If a Brahmana well acquainted with the Vedas takes up arins and tries to kill you in battle, you may proceed against him for taking his life. By such an act the slayer does not become guilty of Brahmanicide.
Sanskrit: इति चाप्यत्र कौन्तेय मन्त्रो वेदेषु पठ्यते। वेदप्रमाणविहितं धर्मं च प्रब्रवीमि ते॥
English: There is a Mantra in the Vedas, O son of Kunti, that sanctions it, I describe to you only those practices which are sanctioned by the authority of the Vedas.
Sanskrit: अपेतं ब्राह्मणं वृत्ताद् यो हन्यादाततायिनम्। न तेन ब्रह्महा स स्यान्मन्युस्तन्मन्युमृच्छति॥
English: One who kills a Brahmana who deviates from his own duties and who goes armed for killing a man, does not truly become the killer of a Brahmania. In such a case it is the anger of the slayer that proceeds against the anger of the slain.
Sanskrit: प्राणात्यये तथाज्ञानादाचरन्मदिरामपि। आदेशितो धर्मपरैः पुनः संस्कारमर्हति॥
English: A person by drinking alcohol unknowingly or upon the advice of a virtuous physician when his life is in a danger should have the expiatory rites performed once more in his case.
Sanskrit: एतत् ते सर्वमाख्यातं कौन्तेयाभक्ष्यभक्षणम्। प्रायश्चित्तविधानेन सर्वमेतेन शुद्ध्यति॥
English: All that I have told you, O son of Kunti, about the eating of forbidden food, inay be purified by such expiatory rites.
Sanskrit: गुरुतल्पं हि गुर्वर्थं न दूषयति मानवम्। उद्दालक: श्वेतकेतुं जनयामास शिष्यतः॥
English: Knowing the preceptor's wife at the preceptor's behest, does not stain the pupil. The sage Uddalaka caused his son Shvetaketu to be begotten by a disciple.
Sanskrit: स्तेयं कुर्वंच गुर्वर्थमापत्सु न निषिध्यते। बहुशः कामकारेण न चेद् यः सम्प्रवर्तते॥
English: A person by committing theft for his preceptor in a time of distress, is not sullied by that sin. One, however, who commits theft for procuring enjoyments for himself, becomes stained.
Sanskrit: अन्यत्र ब्राह्मणस्वेभ्य आददानो न दुष्यति। स्वयमप्राशिता यश्च न स पापेन लिप्यते॥
English: One is not sullied by stealing from other than Brahmanas in times of distress and for the sake of his preceptor. Only one who steals under such circumstances without reserving for himself any portion thereof, is not sullied by sin.
Sanskrit: प्राणत्राणेऽनृतं वाच्यमात्मनो वा परस्य च। गुर्वर्थे स्त्रीषु चैव स्याद् विवाहकरणेषु च॥
English: A falsehood may be uttered for saving one's own life or that of another, or for the sake of one's preceptor, or for gratifying a woman, or for bringing about a marriage.
Sanskrit: नावर्तते व्रतं स्वप्ने शुक्रमोक्षे कथंचन। आज्यहोमः समिद्धेऽग्नौ प्रायश्चित्तं विधीयते॥
English: One's vow of celibacy is not broken by having nocturnal pollutions. In such cases the expiation consists in the pouring of libations of clarified butter on the burning fire.
Sanskrit: पारिवित्त्यं त पतिते नास्ति प्रव्रजिते तथा। भिक्षिते पारदार्यं च तद् धर्मस्य न दूषकम्॥
English: If the elder brother is killed or has left the world, the younger brother does not commit sin by marrying. He who solicited by a woman, knows her commits no sin.
Sanskrit: वृथा पशुसमालम्भं नैव कुर्यान्न कारयेत्। अनुग्रहः पशूनां हि संस्कारो विधिनोदितः॥
English: One should not kill or cause to be killed an animal except in a sacrifice. Animals have become sacred for the kindness shown towards them by the creator, himself in the ordinance laid down by him.
Sanskrit: अनर्हे ब्राह्मणे दत्तमज्ञानात् तन्न दूषकम्। सत्काराणां तथा तीर्थे नित्यं वाप्रतिपादनम्॥
English: By making a gift unknowingly to an undeserving Brahmana one does not commit sin. The ignorant omission of behaving with liberality towards a deserving person does not lead to sin.
Sanskrit: स्त्रियास्तथापचारिण्या निष्कृतिः स्याददूषिका। अपि सा पूयते तेन न तु भर्ता प्रदुष्यति॥
English: By forsaking an unchaste wife one does not incur sin. By such treatment the woman herself may be purified while the husband may avoid sin.
Sanskrit: तत्त्वं ज्ञात्वा नु सोमस्य विक्रयः स्याददोषवान्। असमर्थस्य भृत्यस्य विसर्गः स्याददोषवान्। वनदाहो गवामर्थे क्रियमाणो न दूषकः॥
English: One who knows the true uses of the Soma juice, does not commit sin by selling it. By dismissing a servant who is incapable of doing service, one is not visited with sin.
Sanskrit: उक्तान्येतानि कर्माणि यानि कुर्वन्न दुष्यति। प्रायश्चित्तानि वक्ष्यामि विस्तरेमैव भारत॥
English: I have grow described those acts by doing which one does not commit sin. I shall now speak to you of expiation in detail.
Sanskrit: व्यास उवाच तपसा कर्मणा चैव प्रदानेन च भारत। पुनाति पापं पुरुषः पुनश्चेन्न प्रवर्तते॥
English: Vyasa said ‘By penances, religious rites, and gifts, O Bharata, a man purify his sins if he does not commit them again.
Sanskrit: एककालं तु भुञ्जीत चरन् भैक्ष्यं स्वकर्मकृत्। कपालपाणिः खट्वाङ्गी ब्रह्मचारी सदोत्थितः॥ अनसूयुरधःशायी कर्म लोके प्रकाशयन्। पूर्णीदशाभिर्वषैर्ब्रह्महा विप्रमुच्यते॥
English: By living upon only one meal a day, procured by begging, by doing all his acts himself, by going about begging with a human skull in one hand and a staff with a skull on it in another, by becoming a Brahmacharin and always ready for work, by renouncing all malice, by sleeping on the naked earth, by declaring his offence publicly, by doing all this for full twelve years, a person can cleanse himself from the sin of a Brahmanicide.
Sanskrit: लक्ष्यः शस्त्रभृतां वा स्याद् विदुषामिच्छयाऽऽत्मनः। प्रास्येदात्मानमग्नौ वा समिद्धे त्रिरवाक्छिराः॥ जपन् वान्यतमं वेदं योजनानां शतं व्रजेत्। सर्वस्वं वा वेदविदे ब्राह्मणायोपपादयेत्॥ धनं वा जीवनायालं गृहं वा सपरिच्छदम्। मुच्यते ब्रह्महत्याया गोप्ता गोब्राह्मणस्य च॥
English: By perishing by the weapons of a person living by the use of arms, of one's own accords and upon the advice of persons read in the scriptures, or by throwing one's self down, for three times, with head downwards, upon a burning fire, or by walking a hundred Yojanas reciting the Vedas, or by presenting one's all to a Brahmana well read in the Vedas, or at least so much by which he would live comfortably for life, or a house properly furnished, and by protecting kine and Brahmanas, one may be purged of the sin of Brahmanicide.
Sanskrit: षड्भिर्वर्षेः कृच्छ्रभोजी ब्रह्महा पूयते नरः। मासे मासे समश्नंस्तु त्रिभिर्वर्षेः प्रमुच्यते॥
English: By living upon poor diet every day for six years. a person may be purged off that sin. By observing a more difficult vow about food one may be cleansed in three years.
Sanskrit: संवत्सरेण मासाशी पूयते नात्र संशयः। तथैवोपवसन् राजन् स्वल्पेनापि प्रपूयते॥ क्रतुना चाश्वमेधेन पूयते नात्र संशयः। ये चाप्यवभृथस्नाताः केचिदेवंविधा नराः॥ ते सर्वे धूतपाप्मानो भवन्तीति परा श्रुतिः। ब्राह्मणार्थे हतो युद्धे मुच्यते ब्रह्महत्यया॥
English: By living upon one meal a month, one may be cleansed in a year. By an absolute fast, one may be cleansed within a very short time, one is again purified by a Horse-sacrifice. Men that have been guilty of Brahmanicide and who have succeeded in taking the final bath at the completion of the Horse-sacrifice, become washed off all their sins. This is highly authoritative injunction of the Shrutis. One again, by renouncing his life in a battle undertaking for a Brahmana, becomes cleansed of the sin of Brahmanicide.
Sanskrit: गवां शतसहस्रं तु पात्रेभ्यः प्रतिपादयेत्। ब्रह्महा विप्रमुच्येत सर्वपापेभ्य एव च।॥
English: By giving away a hundred thousand kine to deserving persons, one becomes cleansed of the sin of Brahmanicide as also of all other sins.
Sanskrit: कपिलानां सहस्राणि यो दद्यात् पञ्चविंशतिम्। दोग्ध्रीणां स च पापेभ्यः सर्वेभ्यो विप्रमुच्यते॥
English: One that gives away twenty-five thousand kine of the Kapila breed all of them having calves becomes cleansed of all his sins.
Sanskrit: गोसहस्रं सवत्सानां दोग्ध्रीणां प्राणसंशये। साधुभ्यो वै दरिद्रेभ्यो दत्त्वा मुच्येत किल्बिषात्॥
English: One who, at the time of death, presents a thousand kine with calves to poor but deserving persons, becomes freed for sin.
Sanskrit: शतं वै यस्तु काम्बोजान् ब्राह्मणेभ्यः प्रयच्छति। नियतेभ्यो महीपाल स च पापात् प्रमुच्यते॥
English: That man, o king, who gives away a hundred horse of the Kamvoja breed to Brahmanas of regulated conduct, becomes freed from sin.
Sanskrit: मनोरथं तु यो दद्यादेकस्मा अपि भारत। न कीर्तयेत दत्त्वा यः स च पापात् प्रमुच्यते॥
English: That man, O Bharata, who gives to even one man all that he asks for, and who, having given it, does not advertise his act, becomes freed from sin,
Sanskrit: सुरापानं सकृत् कृत्वा योऽग्निवर्णां सुरां पिबेत्। स पावयत्यथात्मानमिह लोके परत्र च॥
English: If a person who has once taken wine, drinks hot water, he purifies himself both here and hereafter.
Sanskrit: मरुप्रपातं प्रपतन् ज्वलनं वा समाविशन्। महाप्रस्थानमातिष्ठन् मुच्यते सर्वकिल्विषैः॥
English: By falling from the summit of a mountain or entering a burning fire, or by going on journey for ever after renouncing the world, one is freed from all sins.
Sanskrit: बृहस्पतिसवेनेष्ट्वा सुरापो ब्राह्मणः पुनः। समितिं ब्राह्मणो गच्छेदिति वै ब्रह्मणः श्रुतिः॥
English: By celebrating the sacrifice laid down by Brihaspati, a Brahmana who drinks wine may obtain the region of Brahmana this has been said by Brahma himself.
Sanskrit: भूमिप्रदानं कुर्याद् यः सुरां पीत्वा विमत्सरः। पुनर्नच पिबेद् राजन् संस्कृतः स च शुद्ध्यति॥
English: If a person, after having drunk wine, becomes humble and makes a gift of land, and abstains himself from it ever afterwards he becomes purified and cleansed.
Sanskrit: गुरुतल्पी शिलां तप्तामायसीमभिसंविशेत्। अवकृत्यात्मनः शेर्फ प्रव्रजेदूर्ध्वदर्शनः॥
English: The person that has violated his preceptor's bed, should lie down on a sheet of heated iron, and having cut off the male organ, should leave the world and live in the woods, with eyes always turned upwards.
Sanskrit: शरीरस्य विमोक्षेण मुच्यते कर्मणोऽशुभात्। कर्मभ्यो विप्रमुच्यन्ते यत्ताः संवत्सरं स्त्रियः॥
English: By renouncing one's body, one become cleansed of all his sins. Women, by leading a regular life for one year, becomes freed off of all their sins.
Sanskrit: महाव्रतं चरेद् यस्तु दद्यात् सर्वस्वमेव तु। गुर्वर्थे वा हतो युद्धे स मुच्येत् कर्मणोऽशुभात्॥
English: The person who practises a very rigid vow, or gives away the whole of his wealth, or dies in a battle fought for the sake of his preceptor, becomes freed off of all his sins.
Sanskrit: अनृतेनोपवर्ती चेत् प्रतिरोद्धा गुरोस्तथा। उपाहृत्य प्रियं तस्मै तस्मात् पापात् प्रमुच्यते॥
English: One who utters untruth before one's preceptor or acts against his wishes, becomes freed of that sin by doing something agreeable to one's preceptor.
Sanskrit: अवकीर्णिनिमित्तं तु ब्रह्महत्याव्रतं चरेत्। गोचर्मवासाः षण्मासांस्तथा मुच्येत किल्बिषात्॥
English: One who has deviated from the vow of celibacy may become freed of that sin by being clad in a hide of a cow for six months and observing the penances laid down for Brahmanicide.
Sanskrit: परदारापहारी तु परस्यापहरन् वसु। संवत्सरं व्रती भूत्वा तथा मुच्येत किल्बिषात्॥
English: One who has been guilty of adultery or of theft, is purified by practising rigid vows for a year.
Sanskrit: धनं तु यस्यापहरेत् तस्मै दद्यात् समं वसु। विविधेनाभ्युपायेन तदा मुच्येत किल्बिषात्॥
English: When one steals another's property, one should, by all means in his power, return to the said party another property of the value of what has been stolen. One may then be freed of the sin.
Sanskrit: कृच्छ्राद् द्वादशरात्रेण संयतात्मा व्रते स्थितः। परिवेत्ता भवेत् पूतः परिवित्तिस्तथैव च॥
English: The younger brother who has married before his elder brother is married, as also the elder brother whose younger brother has married before him, becomes freed by observing a rigid vow, with controlled mind for twelve nights.
Sanskrit: निवेश्यं तु पुनस्तेन सदा तारयता पितॄन्। न तु स्त्रिया भवेद् दोषो न तु सा तेन लिप्यते॥
English: The younger brother, however, should marry again for rescuing his departed manes. Upon such second marriage the first wife becomes purified and her husband himself would not commit sin by taking her.
Sanskrit: भोजनं ह्यन्तराशुद्धं चातुर्मास्ये विधीयते। स्त्रियस्तेन प्रशुध्यन्ति इति धर्मविदो विदुः॥
English: Men well read in the scriptures say that women may be freed of even the greatest sins by practising the vow of Chaturmasya living all the while upon restricted and pure diet.
Sanskrit: स्त्रियस्त्वाशङ्किताः पापा नोपगम्या विजानता। रजसा ता विशुध्यन्ते भस्मना भाजनं यथा॥
English: Persons well read in the scriptures take no notice of the sins that women may commit at heart. Whatever their sins may be they are cleaned by their menstrual course like a metallic plate that is cleansed with ashes.
Sanskrit: पादजोच्छिष्टकांस्यं यद् गवा ध्रातमथापि वा। गण्डूषोच्छिष्टमपि वा विशुध्येद् दशभिस्तु तत्॥
English: Plates desercated by a Shudra eating off it, or a vessel of the same metal that has been smelt by a cow, or stained by a Brahmana's Gandusha, may be cleansed by the ten purifying substances.
Sanskrit: चतुष्पात् सकलो धर्मो ब्राह्मणस्य विधीयते। पादावकृष्टो राजन्ये तथा धर्मो विधीयते॥
English: It has been ordained that a Brahmana should acquire and practise all the virtues. For a Kshatriya it has been ordained that he should acquire and practise one fourth of all virtues.
Sanskrit: तथा वैश्ये च शूद्रे च पादः पादो विधीयते। विद्यादेवंविधेनैषां गुरुलाघवनिश्चयम्॥
English: So, a Vaishya should practise less (than a Kshatriya's) by a fourth, and a Shudra less (than a Vaishya's) for a fourth. The gravity or lightness of sins of each of the four orders, should thus be ascertained.
Sanskrit: तिर्यग्योनिवधं कृत्वा दुमाश्छित्त्वेतरान् बहून्। त्रिरात्रं वायुभक्षः स्यात् कर्म च प्रथयन्नरः॥
English: Having killed a bird or an animal, or cut down living trees, a person should declare his sin publicly and fast for three nights.
Sanskrit: अगम्यागमने राजन् प्रायश्चित्तं विधीयते। । आर्द्रवस्त्रेण षण्मासान् विहार्य भस्मशायिना॥
English: By having intercourse with one whom intercourse is forbidden, the expiation consists in wandering in wet clothes and sleeping on a bed of ashes.
Sanskrit: एष एव तु सर्वेषामकार्याणां विधिर्भवेत्। ब्राह्मणोक्तेन विधिना दृष्टान्तागमहेतुभिः॥
English: These, O king, are the expiations for sins, as laid down in scriptures and by Brahmana himself.
Sanskrit: सावित्रीमप्यधीयीत शुचौ देशे मिताशनः। अहिंसो मन्दकोऽजल्यो मुच्यते सर्वकिल्बिषैः॥
English: A Brahmana may be freed off all sins by reciting the Gayatri in a sacred place, living all the while upon restricted fare, casting off malice, abandoning anger and hate, unaffected by praise and blame, and observing the vow of silence.