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Ashtavakra Gita [sanskrit]
by John Richards | 1994 | 2,996 words
Ashtavakra Gita is a Sanskrit text belonging to the Advaita Vedanta school of orthodox Indian philosophy, instructing the reader in some of the core concepts. Traditionally believed to be authored by sage Ashtavakra, it is presented in the form of a dialogue between him and Janaka, king of Mithila. Alternative titles: अष्टावक्रगीता, Aṣṭāvakragītā, Astavakragita, अष्टावक्र-गीता, Aṣṭāvakra-gītā.
Chapter 5
aṣṭāvakra uvāca |
na te saṅgo'sti kenāpi kiṃ śuddhastyaktumicchasi |
saṅghātavilayaṃ kurvannevameva layaṃ vraja || 1 ||
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udeti bhavato viśvaṃ vāridheriva budbudaḥ |
iti jñātvaikamātmānamevameva layaṃ vraja || 2 ||
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pratyakṣamapyavastutvādviśvaṃ nāstyamale tvayi |
rajjusarpa iva vyaktamevameva layaṃ vraja || 3 ||
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samaduḥkhasukhaḥ pūrṇa āśānairāśyayoḥ samaḥ |
samajīvitamṛtyuḥ sannevameva layaṃ vraja || 4 ||
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Ashtavakra Gita Chapter 5
Ashtavakra Gita (song of Ashtavakra)
by John Richards (1994)
Or the Song of Ashtavakra, Ashtavakra Samhita
Astavakra (Ashtavakra) Gita
by Swami Chinmayananda (2016)
Sanskrit Text, Transliteration, Word-to-Word Meaning, Translation and Detailed Commentary
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