Ashtavakra Gita

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जनक उवाच- अकिंचनभवं स्वास्थ्यं कौपीनत्वेऽपि दुर्लभं। त्यागादाने विहायास्माद- हमासे यथासुखम्॥१३- १॥

sanskrit

Sri Janak says - The inherent quality of having nothing is hard to attain, even with just a loin-cloth. Hence I exist in pleasure at all times abandoning both the feelings of renunciation and acquisition.

english translation

janaka uvAca- akiMcanabhavaM svAsthyaM kaupInatve'pi durlabhaM| tyAgAdAne vihAyAsmAda- hamAse yathAsukham||13- 1||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

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कुत्रापि खेदः कायस्य जिह्वा कुत्रापि खेद्यते। मनः कुत्रापि तत्त्यक्त्वा पुरुषार्थे स्थितः सुखम्॥१३- २॥

sanskrit

Actually, there exist no pain due to body, no pain due to speech, no pain due to mind. Abandoning all the efforts, I exist pleasantly in all situations.

english translation

kutrApi khedaH kAyasya jihvA kutrApi khedyate| manaH kutrApi tattyaktvA puruSArthe sthitaH sukham||13- 2||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

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कृतं किमपि नैव स्याद् इति संचिन्त्य तत्त्वतः। यदा यत्कर्तुमायाति तत् कृत्वासे यथासुखम्॥१३- ३॥

sanskrit

Recognising that in reality no action is ever committed, I live as I please, just doing what presents itself to be done.

english translation

kRtaM kimapi naiva syAd iti saMcintya tattvataH| yadA yatkartumAyAti tat kRtvAse yathAsukham||13- 3||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

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कर्मनैष्कर्म्यनिर्बन्ध- भावा देहस्थयोगिनः। संयोगायोगविरहादह- मासे यथासुखम्॥१३- ४॥

sanskrit

Yogis, attached with their bodies think in terms of doing or avoiding certain actions. This causes bondage. But I exist pleasantly in all situations abandoning the feelings of attachment and detachment.

english translation

karmanaiSkarmyanirbandha- bhAvA dehasthayoginaH| saMyogAyogavirahAdaha- mAse yathAsukham||13- 4||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

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अर्थानर्थौ न मे स्थित्या गत्या न शयनेन वा। तिष्ठन् गच्छन् स्वपन् तस्मादहमासे यथासुखम्॥१३- ५॥

sanskrit

I, actually, concur no benefit or loss while taking rest, moving, sleeping, sitting, walking or dreaming. Hence I exist pleasantly in all situations.

english translation

arthAnarthau na me sthityA gatyA na zayanena vA| tiSThan gacchan svapan tasmAdahamAse yathAsukham||13- 5||

hk transliteration by Sanscript