Just as the wound gets cured with medicine and the pain also vanishes, but the scar of the wound is never seen to vanish.
Just as a torn cloth stitched and worn does not bare the body but the seam of the stitch is visible and conspicuous.
Just as a broken utensil is repaired by coppersmith and even the water does not leak from it, but it is repaired form stays.
Similarly, a disciple who has turned away from the holy feet of the True Guru comes back to the Guru's refuge when he feels the pain of his actions. Although he is freed of his sins and becomes pious, yet the .blemish of his apostasy remains. (419)