Punishment is judgmental and can include legal and non-legal actions, while sins range from errors to crimes and make one unconscious of the Truth. Prayashchitta refers to any action that wakes one up to realize the Truth, which is a state of universal connectivity, unity, benevolence, and beyond words. Namasmaran, or remembrance of the divine name, is provided as an example of an action that can wake one up to realize the Truth.