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कृतं देहेन कर्मेदं न मया शुद्धरूपिणा, इति चिन्तानुरोधी यः कुर्वन्नपि करोति न। ॥23॥

kṛtaṁ dehena karmedaṁ na mayā śuddha-rūpiṇā, iti cintānurodhī yaḥ kurvannapi karoti na. (23)

This verse suggests that when a person understands that their true self is separate from their physical actions, they can act without being attached to those actions. In this way, they remain unaffected and free, even while engaging in the world.

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