भिक्षुर्वा भूपतिर्वापि यो निष्कामः स शोभते, भावेषु गलिता यस्य शोभनाऽशोभना मतिः। ॥89॥
bhikṣurvā bhūpatirvāpi yo niṣkāmaḥ sa śobhate, bhāveṣu galitā yasya śobhanā'śobhanā matiḥ. (89)
This verse teaches that true greatness comes from being free of attachment and judgment, regardless of one's social status, whether a beggar or a king. It emphasizes the importance of seeing things without being influenced by notions of good and evil.
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