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न मे बन्धोऽस्ति मोक्षो वा भ्रान्तिः शान्ता निराश्रया, अहो मयि स्थितं विश्वं वस्तुतो न मयि स्थितम्। ॥18॥

na me bandho'sti mokṣo vā bhrāntiḥ śāntā nirāśrayā, aho mayi sthitaṁ viśvaṁ vastuto na mayi sthitam. (18)

This verse expresses a state of realization where the speaker feels neither trapped nor liberated, recognizing that the illusion of separation has vanished. It suggests that while the universe appears to exist, it does not truly define or reside within the speaker's true essence.

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