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निर्वासनं हरिं दृष्ट्वा तूष्णीं विषयदन्तिनः, पलायन्ते न शक्तास्ते सेवन्ते कृतचाटवः। ॥44॥

nirvāsanaṁ hariṁ dṛṣṭvā tūṣṇīṁ viṣayadantinaḥ, palāyante na śaktāste sevante kṛtacāṭavaḥ. (44)

This verse suggests that when a person is free from desires and attachments, like a powerful lion, the distractions and temptations of the world (represented by elephants) either flee from him or try to please him as if he were a king. It highlights the strength and influence of someone who is truly content and unattached.

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