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इहामुत्र विरक्तस्य नित्यानित्यविवेकिनः, आश्चर्यं मोक्षकामस्य मोक्षादेव विभीषिका। ॥8॥

ihāmutra viraktasya nityānitya-vivekinaḥ, āścaryaṁ mokṣa-kāmasya mokṣādeva vibhīṣikā. (8)

This verse highlights the irony that someone seeking freedom from worldly attachments and understanding the difference between what lasts and what doesn't would still be afraid of losing their physical body. It encourages a deeper understanding of true liberation beyond fear of death.

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