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क्व लोकः क्व मुमुक्षुर्वा क्व योगी ज्ञानवान् क्व वा, क्व बद्धः क्व च वा मुक्तः स्वस्वरूपेऽहमद्वये। ॥4॥

kva lokaḥ kva mumukṣurvā kva yogī jñānavān kva vā, kva baddhaḥ kva ca vā muktaḥ sva-svarūpe'ham-advaye. (4)

This verse suggests that the concepts of the world and the person seeking freedom are not separate; they are intertwined and ultimately part of a greater understanding of existence. It invites reflection on the nature of reality and the self.

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