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देहभिमानपाशेन चिरं बद्धोऽसि पुत्रक, बोधोऽहं ज्ञानखड्गेन तन्निष्कृत्य सुखी भव। ॥14॥

dehabhimāna-pāśena ciraṁ baddho'si putraka, bodho'haṁ jñāna-khaḍgena tanniṣkṛtya sukhī bhava. (14)

This verse encourages you to break free from the limitations of identifying solely with your physical body. By realizing that you are more than just your body and are, in essence, pure consciousness, you can find true happiness.

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