Matsyapurana 68.3

68.3

tadvighātāya vakṣyāmi sadā kalpāṇakārakam
saptamīsnapanaṃ nāma janapīḍāvināśanam //

Lord said:—The sins of the past fructify in one's present life. Disease, misery, loss of dear ones, are only the results of past sins.—2. I shall now describe to you the rituals of bathing on the seventh day of a bright fortnight, that washes off all the sins, which causes prosperity, and destroys all human troubles. I shall also describe to you the rituals of the ablution of a woman, whose offsprings do not survive, as well as for the longevity of old and diseased men as well as of young men. This ablution which is done according to special rites, drives away the uneasiness of the mind.—3-5.