Expiatory rites^ (continued) - Verse 7
Kurma Purana (GRETIL / Internet Archive OCR) · 34 · Verse 7
Sanskrit Original
गयातीर्थं परं गुह्यं पितॄणां चाति वल्लभम। कृत्वा पिण्डप्रदानं तु न भूयो जायते नरः।।
gayātīrthaṃ paraṃ guhyaṃ pitṝṇāṃ cāti vallabham| kṛtvā piṇḍapradānaṃ tu na bhūyo jāyate naraḥ||
As an expiation for the sinful act of stealing cotton, eleven-hoofed or single-hoofed animals, of flowers, scents and medicines, one should drink water (or milk) for three days. 8-9a. After eating human flesh, one should perform the expiatory rite of Candrayana. After eating a crow, a dog, an elephant, a boar, or a cock, one becomes purified through Taptakrcchra. 9b-10a. After taking in the flesh of beasts (and birds) of prey, their faeces or urine, as well as those of cow, jackal and