Or, he may cleanse himself of all his sins, by meeting with death for the sake of benefiting a Brahmana. Or, he may regain esteem both in this world and in the next by performing a Horse-sacrifice or a Cowsacrifice or an Agnishtoma.
ब्राह्मणार्थेऽपि वा प्राणान् संत्यजेत् तेन शुद्ध्यति॥ अश्वमेधेन वापीष्ट्वा अथवा गोसवेन वा। अग्निष्टोमेन वा सम्यगिह प्रेत्य च पूज्यते॥