जनक उवाच आकाशवदनन्तोऽहं घटवत्प्राकृतं जगत्, इति ज्ञानं तथैतस्य न त्यागो न ग्रहो लयः। ॥1॥
janaka uvāca ākāśavad-ananto'haṁ ghaṭavat-prākṛtaṁ jagat, iti jñānaṁ tathaitasya na tyāgo na graho layaḥ. (1)
This verse expresses that our true nature is vast and limitless, like space, while the world is small and confined, like a jar. It suggests that with this understanding, there is nothing we need to give up, accept, or destroy in our pursuit of knowledge.
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