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To the reader, direct known friendship with the wicked, the tradition of injustice in the assembly, the youth of a widowed woman, the wave of affection of a doe-eyed woman towards an unskilled husband, all these go to the heart of that person. ||21||
When dawn breaks, the dream-like creation becomes false, or in the absence of darkness, the clear-sighted being sees two moons, a delusion. Similarly, for the virtuous, with their unwavering, calm, and steady minds, who have attained knowledge of the truth, this world appears as an illusion. ||22||
Meaning: Just as the creation seen in a dream becomes futile when dawn breaks, or a clear-sighted being with the disease of night blindness (timir) gone sees two moons, a delusion, similarly, for the virtuous, with their unwavering, calm, and steady minds, who have attained knowledge of the truth, this world appears as an illusion. ||22||
Previously, our mind (belief) was that this world was made of nectar, with the beloved's sweet words, the sound of the veena, the comfort of sleep and the body. Now, having contemplated the truth of the Upanishads, our interest lies in this world, but also in our own Self. ||23||