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जनक उवाच प्रकृत्या शून्यचित्तो यः प्रमादाद्भावभावनः, निद्रितो बोधित इव क्षीणसंसरणो हि सः। ॥6॥

janaka uvāca prakṛtyā śūnyacitto yaḥ pramādād-bhāva-bhāvanaḥ, nidrito bodhita iva kṣīṇa-saṁsaraṇo hi saḥ. (6)

This verse suggests that a person who is deeply at peace and detached from worldly thoughts experiences a kind of awakening, even if they seem physically inactive or asleep. Their focus on material things becomes rare and unintentional, leading to a state of inner calm.

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