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चित्रकेतुरुवाच
भगवन्किं न विदितं तपोज्ञानसमाधिभिः ।
योगिनां ध्वस्तपापानां बहिरन्तः शरीरिषु ॥ २३ ॥
 
citraketur uvaca
bhagavan kim na viditam
tapo-jnana-samadhibhih
yoginam dhvasta-papanam
bahir antah saririsu
citraketuh uvaca-King Citraketu replied; bhagavan-O most powerful sage; kim-what; na-not; viditam-is understood; tapah-by austerity; jnana-knowledge; samadhibhih-and by samadhi (trance, transcendental meditation); yoginam-by the great yogis or devotees; dhvasta-papanam-who are fully freed from all sinful reactions; bahih-externally; antah-internally; saririsu-in conditioned souls, who have material bodies.