vidyÄ-tapaḥ-prÄṇa-nirodha-maitrÄ«-
tÄ«rthÄbhiá¹£eka-vrata-dÄna-japyaiḥ
nÄtyanta-Å›uddhiá¹ labhate 'ntarÄtmÄ
yathÄ há¹›di-sthe bhagavaty anante

 vidyÄ - by worship of demigods; tapaḥ - austerities; prÄṇa-nirodha - exercise of breath control; maitrÄ« - compassion; tÄ«rtha-abhiá¹£eka - bathing in holy places; vrata - strict vows; dÄna - charity; japyaiḥ - and chanting of various mantras; na - not; atyanta - complete; Å›uddhim - purification; labhate - can achieve; antaḥ-ÄtmÄ - the mind; yathÄ - as; há¹›di-sthe - when He is present within the heart; bhagavati - the Personality of Godhead; anante - the unlimited Lord.


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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.

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