That Brahmana who brings to his bed a maiden, or allows a Shudra, knowing him as deserving of respect, to sit upon the same carpet with him, should sit on a bed of dry grass behind some Kshatriya or Vaishya and show him respect in that way. It is in this way that he can be purified. Hear, O king, my words on this subject.
अभार्यां शयने बिभ्रच्छूद्रं वृद्ध च वै द्विजः। अब्राह्मणं मन्यमानस्तुणेष्वासीत पृष्ठतः। तथा संशुध्यते राजशृणु चात्र वचो मम॥