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सुखादिरूपानियमं भावेष्वालोक्य भूरिशः, शुभाशुभे विहायास्मादहमासे यथासुखम्। ॥5॥

sukhādi-rūpāniyamaṁ bhāveṣvālokya bhūriśaḥ, śubhāśubhe vihāyāsmād-aham-āse yathā-sukham. (5)

This verse expresses that by repeatedly noticing how pleasures and experiences change in different situations, the speaker has let go of attachments to what is considered good or bad, and now finds true happiness within themselves.

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