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विक्षेपेऽपि न विक्षिप्तः समाधौ न समाधिमान्, जाड्येऽपि न जडो धन्यः पाण्डित्येऽपि न पण्डितः। ॥95॥

vikṣepe'pi na vikṣiptaḥ samādhau na samādhimān, jāḍye'pi na jaḍo dhanyaḥ pāṇḍitye'pi na paṇḍitaḥ. (95)

This verse suggests that a truly enlightened person remains steady and unaffected by distractions, meditation, dullness, or knowledge. Their inner peace and understanding go beyond external states or labels.

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