जनक उवाच क्व भूतानि क्व देहो वा क्वेन्द्रियाणि क्व वा मनः, क्व शून्यं क्व च नैराश्यं मत्स्वरूपे निरञ्जने। ॥7॥
janaka uvāca kva bhūtāni kva deho vā kvendriyāṇi kva vā manaḥ, kva śūnyaṁ kva ca nairāśyaṁ matsvarūpe nirañjane. (7)
This verse reflects on the nature of the self, questioning the reality of the physical body and mind, and expressing that the true self is pure and unaffected by worldly concerns like emptiness or despair. It invites a deeper understanding of one's true essence beyond the material world.
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