येन विश्वमिदं दृष्टं स नास्तीति करोतु वै, निर्वासनः किं कुरुते पश्यन्नपि न पश्यति। ॥13॥
yena viśvam-idaṁ dṛṣṭaṁ sa nāstīti karotu vai, nirvāsanaḥ kiṁ kurute paśyannapi na paśyati. (13)
This verse suggests that someone who is truly free from desires does not get caught up in the distractions of the universe. Even if they see the world around them, they remain unaffected and do not feel the need to change or control it.
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