He who is always pure, who is endued with virtue and who practice virtue all his life, even if he leads a domestic life, is a (real) Rishi. He is freed from all sins.
तिष्ठन् गृहे चैव मुनिर्नित्यं शुचिरलंकृतः। यावज्जीवं दयावांश्च सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते॥