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By satisfaction, the mind is purified; and by self-realization, or Krsna consciousness, the soul is purified - SB 10.5.4

Expressions researched:
"By satisfaction, the mind is purified; and by self-realization, or Krsna consciousness, the soul is purified"

Srimad-Bhagavatam

SB Canto 10.1 to 10.13

By the passing of time, land and other material possessions are purified; by bathing, the body is purified; and by being cleansed, unclean things are purified. By purificatory ceremonies, birth is purified; by austerity, the senses are purified; and by worship and charity offered to the brāhmaṇas, material possessions are purified. By satisfaction, the mind is purified; and by self-realization, or Kṛṣṇa consciousness, the soul is purified.
SB 10.5.4, Translation and Purport:

O King, by the passing of time, land and other material possessions are purified; by bathing, the body is purified; and by being cleansed, unclean things are purified. By purificatory ceremonies, birth is purified; by austerity, the senses are purified; and by worship and charity offered to the brāhmaṇas, material possessions are purified. By satisfaction, the mind is purified; and by self-realization, or Kṛṣṇa consciousness, the soul is purified.

These are śāstric injunctions concerning how one can purify everything according to Vedic civilization. Unless purified, anything we use will infect us with contamination. In India five thousand years ago, even in the villages such as that of Nanda Mahārāja, people knew know to purify things, and thus they enjoyed even material life without contamination.

Page Title:By satisfaction, the mind is purified; and by self-realization, or Krsna consciousness, the soul is purified - SB 10.5.4
Compiler:MadhuGopaldas
Created:14 of Oct, 2010
Totals by Section:BG=0, SB=1, CC=0, OB=0, Lec=0, Con=0, Let=0
No. of Quotes:1