न मुक्तिकारिकां धत्ते निःशङ्को युक्तमानसः, पश्यन् शृण्वन् स्पृशन् जिघ्रनश्ननास्ते यथासुखम्। ॥45॥
na mukti-kārikāṁ dhatte niḥśaṅko yukta-mānasaḥ, paśyan śṛṇvan spṛśan jighranaśnanāste yathāsukham. (45)
This verse suggests that a person who is confident in their true self and free from doubts does not need to rely on strict practices to achieve freedom. Instead, they find joy in simply experiencing life through their senses.
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