A gift of earth is a great expiation for the sin of those powerful men who perform Atharvan rites for injuring others. Indeed, by making a gift of earth one rescues ten generations of his paternal and maternal families.
कृत्यानामधिशस्तानामरिष्टशमनं महत्। प्रायश्चित्तं महीं दत्त्वा पुनात्युभयतो दश॥