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Bhagavatapurana 12.3.5

Bhāgavatapurāṇa 12.3.5

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12.3.5

samudrāvaraṇāṃ jitvā māṃ viśanty abdhim ojasā /
kiyad ātma-jayasyaitan muktir ātma-jaye phalam //

5. By their prowess they conquer me as far as the seas; and then (from unquenched thirst for more) enter and encroach upon the sea—"Of what account is this (conquest)",—say they, "against our self-control? Moksha is the fruit of self-control (not the sovereignty over the world).

S. Subba Rau 1928, The Srimad Bhagavatam

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