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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 11
aṣṭāvakra uvāca |
bhāvābhāvavikāraśca svabhāvāditi niścayī |
nirvikāro gatakleśaḥ sukhenaivopaśāmyati || 1 ||
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īśvaraḥ sarvanirmātā nehānya iti niścayī |
antargalitasarvāśaḥ śāntaḥ kvāpi na sajjate || 2 ||
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āpadaḥ saṃpadaḥ kāle daivādeveti niścayī |
tṛptaḥ svasthendriyo nityaṃ na vāñchati na śocati || 3 ||
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sukhaduḥkhe janmamṛtyū daivādeveti niścayī |
sādhyādarśī nirāyāsaḥ kurvannapi na lipyate || 4 ||
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cintayā jāyate duḥkhaṃ nānyatheheti niścayī |
tayā hīnaḥ sukhī śāntaḥ sarvatra galitaspṛhaḥ || 5 ||
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nāhaṃ deho na me deho bodho'hamiti niścayī |
kaivalyamiva saṃprāpto na smaratyakṛtaṃ kṛtam || 6 ||
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ābrahmastambaparyantamahameveti niścayī |
nirvikalpaḥ śuciḥ śāntaḥ prāptāprāptavinirvṛtaḥ || 7 ||
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nānāścaryamidaṃ viśvaṃ na kiñciditi niścayī |
nirvāsanaḥ sphūrtimātro na kiñcidiva śāmyati || 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 11
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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