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हेयोपादेयविरहादेवं हर्षविषादयोः, अभावादद्य हे ब्रह्मन्नेवमेवाहमास्थितः। ॥2॥

heyopādeya-virahād-evaṁ harṣa-viṣādayoḥ, abhāvād-adya he brahmannevam-evāham-āsthitaḥ. (2)

This verse expresses a state of inner peace where the speaker no longer clings to preferences or aversions, experiencing a sense of calm and contentment within themselves. They identify with their true nature, free from the ups and downs of emotions.

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