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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 14
janaka uvāca |
prakṛtyā śūnyacitto yaḥ pramādādbhāvabhāvanaḥ |
nidrito bodhita iva kṣīṇasaṃsaraṇo hi saḥ || 1 ||
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kva dhanāni kva mitrāṇi kva me viṣayadasyavaḥ |
kva śāstraṃ kva ca vijñānaṃ yadā me galitā spṛhā || 2 ||
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vijñāte sākṣipuruṣe paramātmani ceśvare |
nairāśye bandhamokṣe ca na cintā muktaye mama || 3 ||
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antarvikalpaśūnyasya bahiḥ svacchandacāriṇaḥ |
bhrāntasyeva daśāstāstāstādṛśā eva jānate || 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 14
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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