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मायामात्रमिदं विश्वं पश्यन् विगतकौतुकः, अपि सन्निहिते मृत्यौ कथं त्रस्यति धीरधीः। ॥11॥

māyā-mātram-idaṁ viśvaṁ paśyan vigata-kautukaḥ, api sannihite mṛtyau kathaṁ trasyati dhīradhīḥ. (11)

This verse suggests that when a wise person understands that the world is an illusion and no longer craves the fleeting pleasures of life, they do not fear death. Their calmness comes from recognizing the temporary nature of worldly desires.

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