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आत्मा प्रयत्नादर्थेभ्यो मनः समधितिष्ठति।
संयोगादात्ममनसोः प्रवृत्तिरुपजायते॥

The self, through effort, steadies the mind above objects. From this union of self and mind, purposeful action arises.

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आत्माभिधं सुखमनन्तमखण्डमेकं
यज्ञादिकर्मजनितेन सुखेन तुल्यम्।
मा ब्रूहि कर्म सुखदं तदपीति बुद्ध्या
रत्नाकरस्य सदृशं नु कुलालकुण्डम्॥

Don’t equate bliss of the self with ritual-born pleasures. That’s like comparing the ocean to a potter’s bowl—vastness vs. limitation.

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आत्मा मनश्च तद्विद्यैर् अन्तःकरणमुच्यते।
ताभ्यां तु सप्रयत्नाभ्यां संकल्प उपजायते॥

Self and mind, informed by knowledge, make the inner faculty. From these, along with effort, resolve is born.

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आत्मा बुद्धीन्द्रियाण्यर्था बहिष्करणमुच्यते।
संकल्पाध्यवसायाभ्यां सिद्धिरस्य प्रकीर्त्तिता॥

Self, senses, intellect, and objects form the external field. Through intention and resolution, success is realized.

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उभे एते हि करणे यत्नानन्तर्यके स्मृते।
तस्मात् प्रयत्नसंरोधाद् भावयेन्निर्मनस्कताम्॥

Both intention and resolution require consistent effort. Thus, by stopping effort, one may experience no-mind or transcendence.

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आत्मायत्ते गुणग्रामे नैर्गुण्यं वचनीयता।
दैवायत्तेषु वित्तेषु पुंसां का नाम वाच्यता॥

Virtues depend on the self; beyond them lies transcendence. Wealth depends on fate—why boast? True value lies within.

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आत्मायमात्मनि गतो हृदयेऽतिसूक्ष्मो
ग्राह्योऽचलेन मनसा सतताभियोगात्।
यो यं विचिन्तयति याति स तन्मयत्वं
यस्मादतः सुभगमेव गता युवत्यः॥

The Self, extremely subtle, dwells within the heart and can only be grasped through unwavering and persistent meditation. One becomes what one continu...

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आत्मा यस्य वशे नास्ति कुतस् तस्य परे जनाः।
आत्मानं वशमानीय त्रैलोक्यं वर्तते वशे॥

He who does not have control over his own self cannot control others. But one who has mastered himself can rule all three worlds.

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आत्मा रक्ष्यः प्रयत्नेन युद्धसिद्धिर्हि चञ्चला।
ते स्वामिवचनं सर्वे प्रतिगृह्य महौजसः॥

One must diligently protect oneself, as success in battle is fickle. All the mighty warriors accepted this command from their king.

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आत्मारामा विहितरतयो निर्विकल्पे समाधौ
ज्ञानोद्रेकाद् विघटिततमोग्रन्थयः सत्त्वनिष्ठाः।
यं वीक्षन्ते कमपि तमसां ज्योतिषां वा परस्तात्
तं मोहान्धः कथमयममुं वेत्तु देवं पुराणम्॥

Those established in the Self, fixed in pure sattva, immersed in non-dual samādhi, destroy the knots of ignorance through knowledge and perceive the a...

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