Shloka 9
Prāyaścitta and Contextual Non-Culpability (प्रायश्चित्त-निमित्त-अदोषवाद)
क्रतुना चाश्वमेधेन पूयते नात्र संशय: । ये चाप्पवभूथस्नाता: केचिदेवंविधा नरा:
kratunā cāśvamedhena pūyate nātra saṁśayaḥ | ye cāpy avabhṛtha-snātāḥ kecid evaṁvidhā narāḥ ||
凭借祭祀之仪——尤以马祭阿湿婆梅陀(Aśvamedha)为最——便可得净；此无可疑。又有某些人，行毕祭祀并完成终浴“阿瓦婆利他”(avabhṛtha)之后，被视为已得洁净，礼仪圆满。
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse affirms the purificatory power attributed to Vedic sacrificial rites—especially the Aśvamedha—and notes that completion of the rite, marked by the avabhṛtha bath, signifies ritual cleansing and fulfillment.
Vyāsa is describing how certain people are considered purified through performing major sacrifices, highlighting the Aśvamedha and the concluding avabhṛtha bath as recognized markers of ritual completion and purification.