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परिग्रहेषु वैराग्यं प्रायो मूढस्य दृश्यते, देहे विगलिताशस्य क्व रागः क्व विरागता। ॥60॥

parigraheṣu vairāgyaṁ prāyo mūḍhasya dṛśyate, dehe vigalitāśasya kva rāgaḥ kva virāgatā. (60)

This verse suggests that a foolish person may dislike their belongings, but for someone who no longer identifies with their body, feelings of attachment or aversion to possessions become meaningless. True understanding comes from realizing that the self is beyond material things.

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