सूक्तिमुक्तावली - मलिन मनः

संस्नाप्यापि करी चेन्मुक्तो मलिनः क्षणाद् भवति
    स्नानान्ते यदिबद्धस्तिष्ठेदमलः तथैव सत्सङ्गात् ।
जातं परमपवित्रं मनः पुनर्वो विषयिसहवासात्
    मलिनं स्यात्तच्चेशे बद्धं तिष्ठेत्सुनिर्मलं नूनम् ॥

- सूक्तिमुक्तावली

samsnApya api karI chet mukto malinaH kShaNAd bhavati
    snAnAnte yadi baddhaH tiShThet amalaH tathA eva sat sangAt।
jAtaM paramapavitraM manaH punarvo viShayisahavAsAt
    malinaM syAt tat cha iishe baddham tiShThet sunirmalam nUnam ॥

- sUktimuktAvalii

After washing the elephant, if it is left free, it will get muddy in a second. But if you keep it restrained, then it will remain clean. Similarly, our mind becomes clean when it comes in contact with a virtuous person. But if you talk to rogue later, it will again become polluted. However, if you can restrain it by thinking about God at all times, then it can kept clean and pure.

- Suktimuktavali