Apavitrah Pavitro Va (Pavitrikarana Mantra) — Complete Lyrics
अपवित्रः पवित्रो वा
Sanskrit text with English transliteration and translation
अपवित्रः पवित्रो वा सर्वावस्थां गतोऽपि वा।
यः स्मरेत् पुण्डरीकाक्षं स बाह्याभ्यन्तरः शुचिः॥
Apavitraḥ pavitro vā sarvāvasthāṃ gato 'pi vā.
yaḥ smaret puṇḍarīkākṣaṃ sa bāhyābhyantaraḥ śuciḥ.
Whether one is impure or pure, or has passed into any condition whatsoever, anyone who remembers the lotus-eyed Lord (Vishnu) becomes purified — pure both outwardly and inwardly.
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