Prakaraṇa 3 · Verse 2

निःशेष-कल्मष-प्रशमनं मनसो ऽस्तु शान्तिः

niḥśeṣa-kalmaṣa-praśamanaṃ manaso 'stu śāntiḥ

The complete pacification of the impurities of the mind is peace

The term kalmaṣa evokes stains, residues, the dirt remaining after washing. Vasiṣṭ