On the same tree, the person, immersed and helpless, grieves in delusion. But when he sees the other — the Lord and His glory — he becomes free from grief.
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- Tradition
- Hindu
- Source text
- Shvetashvatara Upanishad
- Chapter
- Shvetashvatara Upanishad
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- SU.4.7
- Topics
- LiberationSelf-RealisationDelusion
Same theme, different voices
The sages, united with pure reason, renounce the results of their actions and, liberated from the cycle of birth, they attain a state of bliss.
Only a free person can liberate someone who is trapped.
One gets liberated either due to their karma or with the help of saints
Sorrow has ravaged the kingdom of my heart like a ruthless army. Come back, glad Lord of Rome, and liberate the land! Before your power, the enemy will shatter and flee.