स्नानदानतपोऽवस्थावीर्यसंस्कारकर्मभि: । मत्स्मृत्या चात्मन: शौचं शुद्ध: कर्माचरेद्द्विज: ॥ १४ ॥
snāna-dāna-tapo-’vasthā- vīrya-saṁskāra-karmabhiḥ mat-smṛtyā cātmanaḥ śaucaṁ śuddhaḥ karmācared dvijaḥ
- snāna
- by bathing
- dāna
- charity
- tapaḥ
- austerity
- avasthā
- by virtue of one’s age
- vīrya
- potency
- saṁskāra
- execution of ritual purification
- karmabhiḥ
- and prescribed duties
- mat-smṛtyā
- by remembrance of Me
- ca
- also
- ātmanaḥ
- of the self
- śaucam
- cleanliness
- śuddhaḥ
- pure
- karma
- activity
- ācaret
- he should perform
- dvijaḥ
- a twice-born man
The self can be cleansed by bathing, charity, austerity, age, personal strength, purificatory rituals, prescribed duties and, above all, by remembrance of Me. The brāhmaṇa and other twice-born men should be duly purified before performing their specific activities.