If great men transgress, their punishment should be proportionate to their greatness. As regards them who offend again and again, they should not be let off without punishment as on their first offence.
गरीयांसो गरीयांसमपराधे पुनः पुनः। तदा विसर्गमर्हन्ति न यथा प्रथमे तथा॥