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निर्वासनो निरालम्बः स्वच्छन्दो मुक्तबन्धनः, क्षिप्तः संस्कारवातेन चेष्टते शुष्कपर्णवत्। ॥19॥

nirvāsano nirālambaḥ svacchando mukta-bandhanaḥ, kṣiptaḥ saṁskāra-vātena ceṣṭate śuṣka-parṇavat. (19)

This verse compares a liberated person to a dry leaf carried by the wind, showing that they are free from desires and the influences of past actions, moving through life with ease and independence.

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