1. Now follow the penances.
2. Let a man fast for three days;
3. And let him perform each day the three ablutions (at dawn, noon, and sunset);
4. And let him, at every ablution, plunge into the water three times;
5. And let him mutter the Aghamarshana three times, after having plunged into the water;
6. During day-time let him be standing;
7. At night let him continue in a sitting position;
8. At the close of the ceremony let him give a milch cow (to a Brâhmana).
9. Thus[1] has the penance Aghamarshana been described.