"Expressions of such a sincere regret enabled Ahalya to get back her form when God came in person to the place where she was spending her days "unseen". Our sins and taints in our souls will be wiped out by our appealing to the mercy of the Lord who will pardon our misdeeds. What Ahalya did was unpardonable and Sage Gautama, naturally enraged at her misconduct, condemned her. On her repentance, the sage said by offering hospitality to Rama, she would be freed from covetousness and delusion. He punished the celestial king [Indra] too, who was equally responsible for having misled her. It was to the sage's hermitage Rama paid a visit and made Ahalya regain her original form."
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Jaya Srinivasan in The Hindu in: "Lessons from the Ahalya episode".
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