Cleanse Your Sins: Embrace the Gift of Human Birth

Shiv Puran Holds a detailed commentary about how to destroy/eliminate accumulated sins.

A few of them are as follows-

i) Sins committed through speech are cleansed by chanting, while physical sins are eliminated through rigorous practices that discipline the body.

ii) Sins arising from the pursuit of wealth are purified through charitable acts; otherwise, they persist for countless eons. Sometimes, an overwhelming accumulation of sins can even destroy one's virtues.

iii) Both virtues and sins have three components: the seed, the growth, and the fruition. The seed is eradicated through knowledge, the growth through the methods mentioned above, and the fruition by experiencing its consequences.

iv) No amount of virtuous acts, even over millions of cycles, can eliminate the fruition of sins. Once the seed of sin has sprouted, even if part of it is destroyed, the remaining consequences must still be endured.

Worshipping deities, giving alms to Brahmins, and practicing intense penance can, over time, make the consequences of sins more bearable for the nativities.

 Therefore, those who seek happiness should avoid sins and undertake pilgrimages with great caution.