Skandapurana 5.268.7

5.268.7

tatprabhāvatsuraśreṣṭha stayā mukte dvijottamāḥ..
pāpaṃ pūruṣadānena ityeṣā vaidikī śrutiḥ....
anyo'pi yo narastaṃ ca pūjayitvā prabhaktitaḥ..
prayacchedbrāhmaṇendrāya śuddhaye pāpapūruṣam..
sa mucyetpātakādghorādbrahmahatyāsamudbhavāt..7..

By his power, O best of the twice-born, the foremost of the gods was released from it
through the gift of the 'person of sin'—such is the Vedic scripture.
Any other man also who, having worshipped him with devotion,
presents the 'person of sin' to an eminent brahmin for purification,
he is freed from the terrible sin born of the killing of a brahmin.