विद्यातप:प्राणनिरोधमैत्री- तीर्थाभिषेकव्रतदानजप्यै: । नात्यन्तशुद्धिं लभतेऽन्तरात्मा यथा हृदिस्थे भगवत्यनन्ते ॥ ४८ ॥
vidyā-tapaḥ-prāṇa-nirodha-maitrī- tīrthābhiṣeka-vrata-dāna-japyaiḥ nātyanta-śuddhiṁ labhate ’ntarātmā yathā hṛdi-sthe bhagavaty anante
- vidyā
- by worship of demigods
- tapaḥ
- austerities
- prāṇa-nirodha
- exercise of breath control
- maitrī
- compassion
- tīrtha-abhiṣeka
- bathing in holy places
- vrata
- strict vows
- dāna
- charity
- japyaiḥ
- and chanting of various mantras
- na
- not
- atyanta
- complete
- śuddhim
- purification
- labhate
- can achieve
- antaḥ-ātmā
- the mind
- yathā
- as
- hṛdi-sthe
- when He is present within the heart
- bhagavati
- the Personality of Godhead
- anante
- the unlimited Lord
By one’s engaging in the processes of demigod worship, austerities, breath control, compassion, bathing in holy places, strict vows, charity and chanting of various mantras, one’s mind cannot attain the same absolute purification as that achieved when the unlimited Personality of Godhead appears within one’s heart.