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Karika 23

यामवस्थां समालम्ब्य, यदाऽयं मम दृश्यति । तद् वश्यं करिष्येऽहमिति सङ्कल्प्य तिष्ठति ॥

Whatever state one takes hold of, when that## Translation Whatever state one takes hold of, when that [state] is seen by me, thinking "I shall make that subject to my will," he remains [steadfast in that resolve]. The practitioner selects…

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