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द्वैतमूलमहो दुःखं नान्यत्तस्यास्ति भेषजम्, दृश्यमेतन्मृषा सर्वं एकोऽहं चिद्रसोऽमलः। ॥16॥

dvaita-mūlam-aho duḥkhaṁ nānyat-tasyāsti bheṣajam, dṛśyam-etanmṛṣā sarvaṁ eko'haṁ cid-raso'malaḥ. (16)

This verse teaches that our suffering comes from seeing the world as separate and divided. The only way to overcome this pain is to understand that everything we see is not truly real and to recognize our true nature as pure, unified consciousness and happiness.

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