In plain words
In that dirty water the beautiful lotus face of God is not seen clearly. Only when that is made pure is the reflection of God surely seen. “Cittasya śuddhaye karmaḥ”: the actions we do bring purity to our citta. If we do not enter into these actions, our citta becomes dirty. So every action we do must be done with the aim of purity of citta. We must not expect any fruit in return. When we take the feeling of God into such things, life becomes worthwhile.
If our mind is to become pure, we must do three things. This is what they called trikaraṇa-śuddhi. Speech not defiled by untruth, action not defiled by violence and the like, a mind not defiled by attachment and hatred: the purity of these three is what they called trikaraṇa-śuddhi. What brings about trikaraṇa-śuddhi is yama. Instead, to sink ceaselessly into some worldly news or other and make our mind dirty is not man's duty. We must dedicate our life to making humanness today truly sacred. The body is not permanent. While it lasts, we must do fitting good actions. Not only in the build of his body but in the power of his intellect too, man stands above all other creatures. But its span of life is very short. So while this life lasts, we must put our intelligence and the strength of our body to good use. We must think that humanness has come to us for that purpose. Life is not merely eating, drinking and sleeping. We must make it worthwhile in service. “Sarvajīva namaskāraṃ keśavaṃ pratigacchati.” We must bow to everyone. Bodies may be impure. But the Ātma within is one. With that feeling we must honour everyone.