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यस्याभिमानो मोक्षेऽपि देहेऽपि ममता तथा, न च ज्ञानी न वा योगी केवलं दुःखभागसौ। ॥8॥

yasyābhimāno mokṣe'pi dehe'pi mamatā tathā, na ca jñānī na vā yogī kevalaṁ duḥkhabhāgasau. (8)

This verse teaches that a person who is attached to their ego, even in the pursuit of freedom or enlightenment, and who identifies their body as their own, does not truly understand wisdom or practice yoga. True knowledge and spiritual practice come from letting go of such attachments.

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