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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 10
aṣṭāvakra uvāca |
vihāya vairiṇaṃ kāmamarthaṃ cānarthasaṃkulam |
dharmamapyetayorhetuṃ sarvatrānādaraṃ kuru || 1 ||
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svapnendrajālavatpaśya dināni trīṇi pañca vā |
mitrakṣetradhanāgāradāradāyādisaṃpadaḥ || 2 ||
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yatra yatra bhavettṛṣṇā saṃsāraṃ viddhi tatra vai |
prauḍhavairāgyamāśritya vītatṛṣṇaḥ sukhī bhava || 3 ||
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tṛṣṇāmātrātmako bandhastannāśo mokṣa ucyate |
bhavāsaṃsaktimātreṇa prāptituṣṭirmuhurmuhuḥ || 4 ||
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tvamekaścetanaḥ śuddho jaḍaṃ viśvamasattathā |
avidyāpi na kiñcitsā kā bubhutsā tathāpi te || 5 ||
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rājyaṃ sutāḥ kalatrāṇi śarīrāṇi sukhāni ca |
saṃsaktasyāpi naṣṭāni tava janmani janmani || 6 ||
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alamarthena kāmena sukṛtenāpi karmaṇā |
ebhyaḥ saṃsārakāntāre na viśrāntamabhūnmanaḥ || 7 ||
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kṛtaṃ na kati janmāni kāyena manasā girā |
duḥkhamāyāsadaṃ karma tadadyāpyuparamyatām || 8 ||
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Ashtavakra Gita Chapter 10
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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