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Muṇḍakopaniṣad 3.2.8

yathā nadyaḥ syandamānāḥ samudre' staṃ gacchanti nāmarūpe vihāyatathā vidvān nāmarūpādvimuktaḥ parātparaṃ puruṣamupaiti divyam

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yathā nadyaḥ syandamānāḥ samudre' staṃ gacchanti nāmarūpe vihāya | tathā vidvān nāmarūpādvimuktaḥ parātparaṃ puruṣamupaiti divyam

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As the flowing rivers disappear in the sea, losing their name and their form, thus a wise man, freed from name and form, goes to the divine Person, who is greater than the great.

F. Max MüllerThe Upanishads, 1879 and 1884 · public domain (translation); CC BY-SA 4.0 (transcription)

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  1. English As the flowing rivers disappear in the sea, losing their name and their form, thus a wise man, freed from name and form, goes to the divine Person, who is greater than the great. F. Max Müller

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