न दूरं न च सङ्कोचाल्लब्धमेवात्मनः पदम्, निर्विकल्पं निरायासं निर्विकारं निरञ्जनम्। ॥3॥
na dūraṁ na ca saṅkocāllabdham-evātmanaḥ padam, nirvikalpaṁ nirāyāsaṁ nirvikāraṁ nirañjanam. (3)
This verse expresses that the true Self is always present, unchanging, and pure, and it is not something distant or difficult to reach; it is already within us and always accessible.
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