क्व माया क्व च संसारः क्व प्रीतिर्विरतिः क्व वा, क्व जीवः क्व च तद्ब्रह्म सर्वदा विमलस्य मे। ॥9॥
kva māyā kva ca saṁsāraḥ kva prītirviratiḥ kva vā, kva jīvaḥ kva ca tad-brahma sarvadā vimalasya me. (9)
In this verse, the speaker reflects on the nature of reality, questioning the existence of illusions, attachments, and distinctions between the individual self and the ultimate reality, emphasizing their own pure and unchanging essence.
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