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# Atri Smriti 4.2

Atrismṛti (Atrisaṃhitā) 4.2

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [4.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.atri.4.2)

mahāpātakopapātakebhyo malinīkaraṇebhyo mucyate  
tripadā nāma gāyatrī vede vājasaneyake  
triḥ kṛtvo'ntarjale proktā sarvapāpaṃ vyapohati

> One is released from grave sins, minor sins, and polluting deeds. / The three-footed Gāyatrī mentioned in the Vājasaneyi Veda, / recited thrice while submerged in water, removes all sin.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.2.p1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.atri.4.2.p1)

brāhmaṇī gamane snātvodakumbhān brāhmaṇāya dadyāt

> After having intercourse with a brahmin woman, one should bathe and give water jars to a brahmin.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.2.p2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.atri.4.2.p2)

kṣatriyāvaiśyāgamane tāpasāṃ trirāvṛtya śuddhyati

> After having intercourse with a Kṣatriya or Vaiśya woman, one is purified by repeating the Tāpasa hymn three times.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.2.p3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.atri.4.2.p3)

śūdrāgamane aghamarṣaṇaṃ trirāvṛtya śuddhyati

> After having intercourse with a Śūdra woman, one is purified by repeating the Aghamarṣaṇa three times.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.2.p4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.atri.4.2.p4)

gurudān gatvā vṛṣabha dvādaśāvṛtyā śuddhyati

> Having approached the wives of one's guru, one is purified by twelve repetitions of the Vṛṣabha hymn.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.2.p5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.atri.4.2.p5)

apeyaṃ pītvā aghamarṣaṇenāpaḥ pītvā viśuddhyati

> Having drunk what is undrinkable, one is purified by drinking water with the Aghamarṣaṇa.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.2.p6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.atri.4.2.p6)

aśaktaḥ prāyaścitte sarvarātramanuśocya śuddhyeta

> If incapable of penance, one is purified by grieving throughout the entire night.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [4.2.p7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.atri.4.2.p7)

agnisoma indrasoma iti japitvā kanyādūṣī vimucyate

> Having recited 'Agnīṣomā' and 'Indrāsomā', the defiler of a maiden is released.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.atri~en-mt.4.2) — English, machine translation

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