Question

What is the alternate way to eliminate our Bad Karmas equal in doing Penance?

Answer

Manu Smriti 11.227. By confession, by repentance, by austerity, and by reciting (the Veda) a sinner is freed from guilt, and in case no other course is possible, by liberality.

So, if you are not willing to do penance or austerity then charity is the best way along with confessions and repentance. All these remove bad karmas or sins as per the above verse.

And, specially in Kali Yuga charity or danam is most effective as the following verse from Parashara Smriti says:

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Tapah Param Krita Yuge TretAyAm GyAnamuchayathe | DwApare YajnamevAhuh DAnameva Kalau Yuge ||

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  1. " Self-mortification is the rule in the Krita age ; knowledge is said (to be the same) in the Treta ; in the Dvapara, (they) say sacrifice (to the gods to be) the sole (rule) ; and charity alone in the Kali age.

So, instead of adopting the other paths which were more suitable for the previous yugas, one can adopt charity as an effective measure for removing sins in the current yuga.

And, among all kinds of charity, one charity stands out, viz: the one called Tula Purusha which is described in the following verse :

  1. The chandrayana penance, the eating of unripe barley, the form of making a gift, called the Tulapurusha, [I, e., making a gift of such a quantity of any substance as is equal in weight to a male human being], and the act of walking behind cows, — these put an end to all kinds of sin ( Parashara Smriti 12-80).

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