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आत्माज्ञानाज्जगद्भाति आत्मज्ञानान्न भासते, रज्ज्वज्ञानादहिर्भाति तज्ज्ञानाद्भासते न हि। ॥7॥

ātmājñānājjagad-bhāti ātmajñānānna bhāsate, rajjvajñānād-ahirbhāti tajjñānād-bhāsate na hi. (7)

This verse suggests that the world we see comes from our misunderstanding of our true nature, and it fades away when we gain true knowledge of ourselves, similar to how a snake seems to exist when we mistake a rope for it, but vanishes once we recognize the rope.

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