Mahabharata 12.284.30

धर्मे तपसि दाने च विचिकित्सास्य जायतेस कृत्वा पापकान्येव निरयं प्रतिपद्यते

dharme tapasi dāne ca vicikitsāsya jāyatesa kṛtvā pāpakānyeva nirayaṃ pratipadyate

Our plain-language meaning of this verse is waiting for scholar review.