Liberation-in-life: the destruction of karman and the nature of release
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itthaṃ dvaitavikalpe galite pravilaṅghya mohinīṃ māyām | salile salilaṃ kṣīre kṣīram iva brahmaṇi layī syāt
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itthaṃ tattvasamūhe bhāvanayā śivamayatvam abhiyāte | kaḥ śokaḥ ko mohaḥ sarvaṃ brahmāvalokayataḥ
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karmaphalaṃ śubham aśubhaṃ mithyājñānena saṃgamād eva | viṣamo hi saṅgadoṣas taskarayogo 'py ataskarasyeva
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lokavyavahārakṛtāṃ ya ihāvidyām upāsate mūḍhāḥ | te yānti janmamṛtyū dharmādharmārgalābaddhāḥ
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ajñānakālanicitaṃ dharmādharmātmakaṃ tu karmāpi | cirasaṃcitam iva tūlaṃ naśyati vijñānadīptivaśāt
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jñānaprāptau kṛtam api na phalāya tato 'sya janma katham | gatajanmabandhayogo bhāti śivārkaḥ svadīdhitibhiḥ
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tuṣakambukakiṃśārukamuktaṃ bījaṃ yathāṅkuraṃ kurute | naiva tathāṇavamāyākarmavimukto bhavāṅkuraṃ hy ātmā
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ātmajño na kutaścana bibheti sarvaṃ hi tasya nijarūpam | naiva ca śocati yasmāt paramārthe nāśitā nāsti
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atigūḍhahṛdayagañjaprarūḍhaparamārtharatnasaṃcayataḥ | aham eveti maheśvarabhāve kā durgatiḥ kasya
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mokṣasya naiva kiṃcid dhāmāsti na cāpi gamanam anyatra | ajñānagranthibhidā svaśaktyabhivyaktatā mokṣaḥ
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bhinnājñānagranthir gatasaṃdehaḥ parākṛtabhrāntiḥ | prakṣīṇapuṇyapāpo vigrahayoge 'py asau muktaḥ
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agnyabhidagdhaṃ bījaṃ yathā prarohāsamarthatām eti | jñānāgnidagdham evaṃ karma na janmapradaṃ bhavati
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parimitabuddhitvena hi karmocitabhāvidehabhāvanayā | saṅkucitā citir etaddehadhvaṃse tathā bhāti
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yadi punar amalaṃ bodhaṃ sarvasamuttīrnaboddhṛkartṛmayam | vitatam anastamitoditabhārūpam satyasaṃkalpam
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dikkālakalanavikalaṃ dhruvam avyayam īśvaraṃ suparipūrṇam | bahutaraśaktivrātapralayodayaviracanaikakartāram
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sṛṣṭyādividhisuvedhasam ātmānaṃ śivamayaṃ vibudhyeta | katham iva saṃsārī syād vitatasya kutaḥ kva vā saraṇam
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iti yuktibhir api siddhaṃ yatkarma jñānino na saphalaṃ tat | na mamedam api tu tasyeti dārḍhyato na hi phalaṃ loke