Markandeyapurana 41.24

41.24

visuddhabuddhiḥ samaloṣṭakāñcanaḥ
samastabhūteṣu ca tatsamāhitaḥ /
sthānaṃ paraṃ śāśvatamavyayañca
paraṃ hi matvā na punaḥ prajāyate //

When he whose intellect is purified, to whom clods and gold are alike, and whose mind is thus composed towards all created things, comprehends the supreme eternal and immutable to he the supreme condition he ceases to be horn again. The Vedas and all sacrifices and ceremonies are very good; prayer is better than sacrifice; and the path of knowledge than prayer; and profound contemplation cut off from associations and feelings is better than knowledge; when that is attained, the eternal is gained. He who is composed in mind, who is intent on Brahma, who is attentive, and pure, whose delight is concentrated on one object, and who controls his organs—that high-souled man may compass this yoga or religious meditation; thereupon he gains final emancipation from existence through his own religious meditation.