समस्तं कल्पनामात्रमात्मा मुक्तः सनातनः, इति विज्ञाय धीरो हि किमभ्यस्यति बालवत्। ॥5॥
samastaṁ kalpanā-mātram-ātmā muktaḥ sanātanaḥ, iti vijñāya dhīro hi kim-abhyasyati bālavat. (5)
This verse suggests that everything we see and experience is just a product of our imagination, while our true self is unchanging and free. A wise person, understanding this truth, approaches life with the innocence and simplicity of a child.
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