Rules of expiation - Verse 16
Kurma Purana (GRETIL / Internet Archive OCR) · 30 · Verse 16
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Sanskrit Original
कपालपाणिः खट्वाङ्गी ब्रह्मचर्यपरायणः। पूर्णे तु द्वादशे वर्षे ब्रह्महत्यां व्यपोहति।।
kapālapāṇiḥ khaṭvāṅgī brahmacaryaparāyaṇaḥ| pūrṇe tu dvādaśe varṣe brahmahatyāṃ vyapohati||
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He should hold the skull and the Khatvahga (a staff with a skull at the top) in his hands. He should observe celibacy. When the twelfth year is completed in this manner, he shall become free from the sin of Brahmana-slaughter.