Shloka 18
Adhyāya 51: Kṛṣṇa’s Leave-Taking and Departure for Dvārakā (द्वारकागमनानुमति)
सुरापो ब्रह्महा स्तेयी भ्रूणहा गुरुतल्पग: । तपसैव सुतप्तेन मुच्यते किल्बिषात् ततः
surāpo brahmahā steyī bhrūṇahā gurutalpagaḥ | tapasaiva sutaptena mucyate kilbiṣāt tataḥ ||
风神伐由说道：“即便是嗜酒者、弑婆罗门者、盗贼、毁胎者，以及玷污师长床榻者——纵负极重罪业——若能真实而猛烈地修行苦行（tapasyā），亦唯凭苦行便可从那罪咎中解脱。”
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that even the gravest moral transgressions are not beyond remedy: sincere, intense tapas (austerity and disciplined self-purification) can remove the burden of guilt and restore moral standing.
Vāyu-deva is speaking and enumerates major sins recognized in dharma traditions, asserting that rigorous austerity functions as a means of expiation and release from the resulting moral taint.