Mahabharata 12.36.39
अनुरूपं हि पापस्य प्रायश्चित्तमुदाहृतम्महापातकवर्जं तु प्रायश्चित्तं विधीयते
anurūpaṃ hi pāpasya prāyaścittamudāhṛtammahāpātakavarjaṃ tu prāyaścittaṃ vidhīyate
Our plain-language meaning of this verse is waiting for scholar review.
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