Dharmopadeśa-Śānti: Rules of Impurity, Expiations, and Ancestor Rites
चाण्डालपुल्पसानां च भुक्त्वा हत्वा च योषितम् । कृच्छ्रार्ध्दमाचरेज्ज्ञानादज्ञानादैन्दवद्वयम् ॥ २७ ॥
cāṇḍālapulpasānāṃ ca bhuktvā hatvā ca yoṣitam | kṛcchrārdhdamācarejjñānādajñānādaindavadvayam || 27 ||
چاندال یا پُلبَس قوم کا کھانا کھا لینے پر، یا کسی عورت کو قتل کر دینے پر—جان بوجھ کر ہو یا نادانستہ—کِرِچّھر پرायشچت کا آدھا حصہ ادا کرے؛ اور ساتھ ہی دو ‘ایندَو’ (قمری) ورت بھی رکھے۔
Sage Nārada (teaching prāyaścitta within a dharma instruction section)
Vrata: Kṛcchra (half) and Aindava (two moon-related fasts)
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: shanta
It frames expiation (prāyaścitta) as a dhārmic method to restore inner and ritual purity after serious transgressions, emphasizing corrective discipline rather than despair.
Indirectly: by prescribing purification vows, it prepares the practitioner for steady worship and mantra-japa, since bhakti in Purāṇic practice is supported by śauca (purity) and vrata (vowed restraint).
Kalpa/Smārta-ritual know-how is implied—how to apply prāyaścitta categories (like Kṛcchra) and vrata observances (Aindava fasts) based on the nature and intent (jñāta/ajñāta) of the act.