In the sixth Brahmana, the sage questions about the five types of Bhasma, Vibhuti et al. mentioned in the first Brahmana. Kalagni Rudra narrates a tale. A Brahmin Karuna in the family of Sage Vashistha was cursed to be a fly and was killed by his brother. Karuna's wife Suchismita went to Arundhati, the wife of Vashistha, with his husband's fly corpse. Arundhati resurrected Karuna with Bhasma. After 100 years, he killed by another relative, but was again revived with the Bhasma. In another tale, the gods are rescued from the sin of lusting after Ahalya (wife of Sage Gautama), by Sage Durvasa by the Bhasma. Another incident is told when the god Vishnu smeared himself with Bhasma on advice of Shiva, who tells Vishnu about the greatness of Bhasma.