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मूढो नाप्नोति तद्ब्रह्म यतो भवितुमिच्छति, अनिच्छन्नपि धीरो हि परब्रह्मस्वरूपभाक्। ॥35॥

mūḍho nāpnoti tad-brahma yato bhavitum-icchati, anicchannapi dhīro hi parabrahma-svarūpabhāk. (35)

This verse suggests that a foolish person cannot reach the ultimate truth or reality (Brahman) because they are focused on wanting to become it, rather than understanding their true nature. True realization comes from knowing oneself, not from desire.

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