The person, who repents for his sins, is freed from them. If one declares that he would not commit the sin again, he is delivered from committing a second one.
विकर्मणा तप्यमानः पापाद् विपरिमुच्यते। न तत् कुर्यां पुनरिति द्वितीयात् परिमुच्यते॥