1. And he shall take the foot of a bed instead of a staff and, proclaiming the name of his deed, he shall go about (saying), 'Who (gives) alms to the murderer of a Bhrūṇa?' Obtaining thus his livelihood in the village, he shall dwell in an empty house or under a tree, (knowing that) he is not allowed to have intercourse with Aryans. According to this rule he shall act until his last breath. He cannot be purified in this world. But (after death) his sin is taken away. 2. He even who slays unintentionally, reaps nevertheless the result of his sin. 3. (His guilt is) greater, (if he slays) intentionally. 4. The same (principle applies) also to other sinful actions, 5. And also to good works. 6. A Brāhmaṇa shall not take a weapon into his hand, though he be only desirous of examining it. 7. In a Purāṇa (it has been declared), that he who slays an assailant does not sin, for (in that case) wrath meets wrath. 8. But Abhiśastas shall live together in dwellings (outside the village); considering this their lawful (mode of life), they shall sacrifice for each other, teach each other, and marry amongst each other. 9. If they have begot sons, let them. say to them: 'Go out from amongst us, for thus the Āryas, (throwing the guilt) upon us, will receive you (amongst their number).' 10. For the organs do not become impure together with the man. 11. (The truth of) that may be learned from this (parallel case); a man deficient in limbs begets a son who possesses the full number of limbs. 12. Hārita declares that this is wrong. 13. A wife is similar to the vessel which contains the curds (for the sacrifice). 14. For if one makes impure milk curdle (by mixing it with whey and water) in a milk-vessel and stirs it, no sacrificial rite can be performed with (the curds produced from) that. Just so no intercourse can be allowed with the impure seed which comes (from an Abhiśasta). 15. Sorcery and curses (employed against a Brāhmaṇa) cause a man to become impure, but not loss of caste. 16. Hārita declares that they cause loss of caste. 17. But crimes causing impurity must be expiated, (when no particular penance is prescribed,) by performing the penance enjoined for crimes causing loss of caste during twelve months, or twelve half months, or twelve twelve-nights, or twelve se’nnights, or twelve times three days, or twelve days, or seven days, or three days, or one day. 18. Thus acts causing impurity must be expiated according to the manner in which the (sinful) act has been committed (whether intentionally or unintentionally).