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शून्या दृष्तिर्वृथा चेष्टा विकलानीन्द्रियाणि च, न स्पृहा न विरक्तिर्वा क्षीणसंसारसागरे। ॥7॥

śūnyā dṛṣtir-vṛthā ceṣṭā vikalānīndriyāṇi ca, na spṛhā na viraktirvā kṣīṇa-saṁsāra-sāgare. (7)

This verse describes a person who is free from desires and emotions, having let go of attachments and aversions. As a result, they appear detached and their actions seem aimless, as they are no longer influenced by worldly experiences.

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