पततूदेतु वा देहो नास्य चिन्ता महात्मनः, स्वभावभूमिविश्रान्तिविस्मृताशेषसंसृतेः। ॥84॥
patatūdetu vā deho nāsya cintā mahātmanaḥ, svabhāva-bhūmi-viśrānti-vismṛtāśeṣa-saṁsṛteḥ. (84)
This verse expresses that a wise person, who is deeply connected to their true self, rises above the cycles of life and death, remaining unaffected by the fate of their physical body. They find peace in their true nature, regardless of what happens to them.
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