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अष्टावक्र उवाच भावाभावविकारश्च स्वभावादिति निश्चयी, निर्विकारो गतक्लेशः सुखेनैवोपशाम्यति। ॥1॥

aṣṭāvakra uvāca bhāvābhāva-vikāraśca svabhāvād-iti niścayī, nirvikāro gata-kleśaḥ sukhenaivopaśāmyati. (1)

This verse teaches that when a person truly realizes that everything in life is temporary and subject to change, they can remain calm and free from suffering, leading them to a state of inner peace.

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