itihāsam imaḿ puṇyaḿ
dhārayed yaḥ samāhitaḥ
sa vidhūyeha śamalaḿ
brahma-bhūyāya kalpate
itihasam -- historical account; imam -- this; punyam -- pious; dharayet -- meditates upon; yah -- who; samahitah -- with fixed attention; sah -- he; vidhuya -- cleaning off; iha -- in this very life; samalam -- contamination; brahma-bhuyaya -- the supreme spiritual perfection; kalpate -- achieves.