Verse 997

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। ॥ ९९७ ॥

In plain words

The ultimate conclusion of all spiritual inquiry is simply the complete sublation of everything objective. Neither ignorance nor illusion exists here; peaceful Brahman alone remains, with nothing else besides.

Close to the Sanskrit

The established conclusion of spiritual sciences is indeed the negation of all. Ignorance is not here, nor is māyā; peaceful Brahman alone is, apart from that.