1184 Stimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 3, Ch. 28
vayv-agnibhyam yatha loham
dhmatam tyajati vai malam
manah—the mind; acirat—soon; syat—can be; virajam—free from disturb-
ances; jita-svasasya—whose breathing is controlled; yoginah—of the yogi;
vayu-agnibhyam—by air and fire; yathd—just as; loham—gold; dhmatam—
fanned; tyajati— becomes freed from; vai—certainly; malam— impurity.
TRANSLATION
The yogis who practice such breathing exercises are very soon freed
from all mental disturbances, just as gold, when put into fire and fanned
with air, becomes free from all impurities.
PURPORT
This process of purifying the mind is also recommended by Lord
Caitanya; He says that one should chant Hare Krsna. He says further,
param vijayate: “All glories to Sri Krsna sankirtana!” All glories are given
to the chanting of the holy names of Krsna because as soon as one begins
this process of chanting, the mind becomes purified. Ceto-darpana-
marjanam: by chanting the holy name of Krsna one is cleansed of the dirt
that accumulates in the mind. One can purify the mind either by the
breathing process or by the chanting process, just as one can purify gold
by putting it in a fire and fanning it with a bellows.
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pranayamair dahed dosan
dharanabhis ca kilbisan
pratyaharena samsargan
dhyanenanisvaran gunan
pranayamaih—by practice of pranayama; dahet—one can eradicate;
dosan—contaminations; dharanabhih—by concentrating the mind; ca—and;
kilbisan—sinful activities; pratyahadrena—by restraining the senses;
