यथा हेम्नि स्थितो वह्निर्दुर्वर्णं हन्ति धातुजम् । एवमात्मगतो विष्णुर्योगिनामशुभाशयम् ॥ ४७ ॥
yathā hemni sthito vahnir durvarṇaṁ hanti dhātu-jam evam ātma-gato viṣṇur yoginām aśubhāśayam
- yathā
- just as
- hemni
- in gold
- sthitaḥ
- situated
- vahniḥ
- fire
- durvarṇam
- the discoloration
- hanti
- destroys
- dhātu-jam
- due to the taint of other metals
- evam
- in the same way
- ātma-gataḥ
- having entered the soul
- viṣṇuḥ
- Lord Viṣṇu
- yoginām
- of the yogīs
- aśubha-āśayam
- the dirty mind
Just as fire applied to gold removes any discoloration caused by traces of other metals, Lord Viṣṇu within the heart purifies the minds of the yogīs.