SB 12.3.48 · Srimad-Bhagavatam

Devanagari

विद्यातप:प्राणनिरोधमैत्री- तीर्थाभिषेकव्रतदानजप्यै: । नात्यन्तशुद्धिं लभतेऽन्तरात्मा यथा हृदिस्थे भगवत्यनन्ते ॥ ४८ ॥

Verse text

vidyā-tapaḥ-prāṇa-nirodha-maitrī- tīrthābhiṣeka-vrata-dāna-japyaiḥ nātyanta-śuddhiṁ labhate ’ntarātmā yathā hṛdi-sthe bhagavaty anante

Synonyms

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 .

Translation

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.

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

By one's engaging in the processes of devatā 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 by remembering the unlimited Lord in one’s heart. This is further described.