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कालेन स्नानशौचाभ्यां संस्कारैस्तपसेज्यया ।
शुध्यन्ति दानैः सन्तुष्ट्या द्रव्याण्यात्मात्मविद्यया ॥ ४ ॥
 
kalena snana-saucabhyam
samskarais tapasejyaya
sudhyanti danaih santustya
dravyany atmatma-vidyaya
kalena-by due course of time (the land and other material things become purified); snana-saucabhyam-by bathing (the body becomes purified) and by cleansing (unclean things become purified); samskaraih-by purificatory processes (birth becomes purified); tapasa-by austerity (the senses become purified); ijyaya-by worship (the brahmanas become purified); sudhyanti-become purified; danaih-by charity (wealth becomes purified); santustya-by satisfaction (the mind becomes purified); dravyani-all material possessions, such as cows, land and gold; atma-the soul (becomes purified); atma-vidyaya-by self-realization.