Bhagavata Purana 5.1.16
Srimad Bhagavatam · 1 · Verse 16
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Sanskrit Original
मुक्तोऽपि तावद्बिभृयात्स्वदेह- मारब्धमश्नन्नभिमानशून्य: । यथानुभूतं प्रतियातनिद्र: किं त्वन्यदेहाय गुणान्न वृङ्क्ते ॥ १६ ॥
mukto ’pi tāvad bibhṛyāt sva-deham ārabdham aśnann abhimāna-śūnyaḥ yathānubhūtaṁ pratiyāta-nidraḥ kiṁ tv anya-dehāya guṇān na vṛṅkte
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Even if one is liberated, he nevertheless accepts the body he has received according to his past karma. Without misconceptions, however, he regards his enjoyment and suffering due to that karma the way an awakened person regards a dream he had while sleeping. He thus remains steadfast and never works to achieve another material body under the influence of the three modes of material nature.