5. Remedies through Bhasma

[...] Bhasmajābāla Upaniṣad up.I.11

One who makes use of this (Bhasma) early in the morning is hallowed from the sin committed over night, and is absolved from the sin resulting from the stealth of gold. He who has recourse to this at noon, at the time of the performance of the noon-tide austerities, and mediates facing the Sun at the close of worship, is purified from the sin of drinking spirituous liquor; is purified from the sin of stealing gold; is purified from slaughtering a Brāhmaṇa; is purified from the sin of slaughtering a cow, horse; is purified from the sin of slaughtering Guru, mother and father. By having recourse to this three times a day viz., at day-break, noon and evening twilight, he attains the fruit of the study of all the (four) Vedas, attains the fruit of having had his ablutions in all the three and half crores of sacred waters, attains the full span of life without any special endeavour, attains the state of Prajāpati^[1] (by becoming the progenitor of an uninterrupted line of progeny), Rāyaspoṣa or the state of Kubera (the god of wealth), and also the state of Gaupatya (the master of several herds of cows). Thus said the Lord Sadāśiva, conjoint with Amba (his spouse), unto Jābāla.