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क्व शास्त्रं क्वात्मविज्ञानं क्व वा निर्विषयं मनः, क्व तृप्तिः क्व वितृष्णत्वं गतद्वन्द्वस्य मे सदा। ॥8॥

kva śāstraṁ kvātmavijñānaṁ kva vā nirviṣayaṁ manaḥ, kva tṛptiḥ kva vitṛṣṇatvaṁ gata-dvandvasya me sadā. (8)

This verse questions the reliance on external teachings and emphasizes the importance of understanding one's true self beyond written texts and traditional knowledge. It suggests that true wisdom comes from within rather than from outside sources.

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