Garudapurana 1.222.1

1.222.1

The glorious Garuḍa Mahāpurāṇa [chapter] 222.
Brahmā said:
I shall speak of penances and the like, which destroy the multitude of hells. / Flies, drops of saliva, a woman, water on the ground, fire, / a cat, and a mongoose—these are always clean.