Verse 248

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। ॥ २४८ ॥

In plain words

Discernment between the real and the unreal, the acute awareness that the body is fleeting, a sober fear of death, and the burning weight of worldly suffering—these together are what cause the deep yearning for freedom to grow.

Close to the Sanskrit

Discrimination of the eternal and non-eternal, the awareness of body's momentariness, fear of death, and suffering—[these are] the cause of the increase of the desire for liberation.