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 mano cirat syad virajam 
jita-svasasya yoginah 
vayv-agnibhyam yatha loham 
dhmatam tyajati vai malam 
SYNONYMS 
manahthe mind; aciratsoon; syatcan be; virajamfree from disturbances; jita-svasasyawhose breathing is controlled; yoginahof the yogi; vayu-agnibhyamby air and fire; yathajust as; lohamgold; dhmatamfanned; tyajatibecomes freed from; vaicertainly; malamimpurity. 
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: [Cc. Antya 20.12] 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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