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    जीवन्नपि विमुक्तोऽसौ कुर्वन्नपि न लिप्यते । श्री देवी उवाच । इदं यदि वपुर्देव परायाश्च महेश्वर ॥ १४२ ॥

    The Goddess said, O great Lord, if this is the nature of the supreme reality, he is liberated while living and not affected (by the activities of the world) while active.