शरीरं स्वर्गनरकौ बन्धमोक्षौ भयं तथा, कल्पनामात्रमेवैतत् किं मे कार्यं चिदात्मनः। ॥20॥
śarīraṁ svarga-narakau bandha-mokṣau bhayaṁ tathā, kalpanā-mātram-evaitat kiṁ me kāryaṁ cidātmanaḥ. (20)
This verse expresses that the body and concepts like heaven, hell, freedom, and anxiety are just creations of the mind. The speaker, who is pure Consciousness, questions the significance of these illusions.
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