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वासना एव संसार इति सर्वा विमुञ्च ताः, तत्त्यागो वासनात्यागात् स्थितिरद्य यथा तथा। ॥8॥

vāsanā eva saṁsāra iti sarvā vimuñca tāḥ, tattyāgo vāsanātyāgāt sthitiradya yathā tathā. (8)

This verse teaches that desires shape our experience of the world, and by letting go of these desires, we can free ourselves from worldly attachments. Once we renounce our desires, we can live freely and anywhere, unbound by the limitations of our ego.

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