yad-upāsanayā brahman
yogino malam ātmanaḥ
dravya-kriyā-kārakākhyaṁ
dhūtvā yānty apunar-bhavam

 yat - of which (subtle form of the Vedas); upāsanayā - by the worship; brahman - O brāhmaṇa; yoginaḥ - mystic sages; malam - the contamination; ātmanaḥ - of the heart; dravya - substance; kriyā - activity; kāraka - and performer; ākhyam - designated as such; dhūtvā - cleansing away; yānti - they achieve; apunaḥ-bhavam - freedom from rebirth.


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By worship of this subtle form of the Vedas, O brāhmaṇa, mystic sages cleanse their hearts of all contamination caused by impurity of substance, activity and doer, and thus they attain freedom from repeated birth and death.

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