One who practises ascetic austerities is soon purged of all one's sins. By adoring the sacrificial fire for a year, one sullied by various sins becomes purified.
तपश्चर्यापरः सद्यः पापाद् विपरिमुच्यते॥ संवत्सरमुपास्याग्निमभिशस्तः प्रमुच्यते।