Verse 17

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। ॥ १७ ॥

In plain words

The wise call it Dāna—true giving—when every being receives freedom from fear. Let longing turn only toward one’s own bliss, and nowhere else: that is the summit of Vairāgya, dispassion.

Close to the Sanskrit

The wise call fearlessness for all beings Dāna, giving. Longing for one’s own bliss and for nothing else is held to be the limit of Vairāgya, dispassion.