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निःस्नेहः पुत्रदारादौ निष्कामो विषयेषु च, निश्चिन्तः स्वशरीरेऽपि निराशः शोभते बुधः। ॥82॥

niḥsnehaḥ putra-dārādau niṣkāmo viṣayeṣu ca, niścintaḥ svaśarīre'pi nirāśaḥ śobhate budhaḥ. (82)

This verse describes the life of a wise person as bright and fulfilling, as they are free from expectations and attachments to family, desires for material things, and even concerns about their own body. Their wisdom brings them peace and freedom.

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