Excluding the five heinous sins that have been mentioned above, all other sins have expiations. Expiating those sins according to the ordinances laid down for them, one should not commit them again.
संवत्सरेण पतति पतितेन सहाचरन्। याजनाध्यापनाद् यौनान्न तु यानासनाशनात्॥