Ashtavakra Gita

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अष्टावक्र उवाच - आचक्ष्व शृणु वा तात नानाशास्त्राण्यनेकशः। तथापि न तव स्वास्थ्यं सर्वविस्मरणाद् ऋते॥१६- १॥

sanskrit

Sri Ashtavakra says - O dear! Even after hearing from many scholars or reading many scriptures, you will not be established in self as after forgetting every single thing.

english translation

aSTAvakra uvAca - AcakSva zRNu vA tAta nAnAzAstrANyanekazaH| tathApi na tava svAsthyaM sarvavismaraNAd Rte||16- 1||

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भोगं कर्म समाधिं वा कुरु विज्ञ तथापि ते। चित्तं निरस्तसर्वाशाम- त्यर्थं रोचयिष्यति॥१६- २॥

sanskrit

You can either enjoy fruits of your action or enjoy meditative state. Since you are knowledgeable, stopping all desires of your mind will give you more pleasure.

english translation

bhogaM karma samAdhiM vA kuru vijJa tathApi te| cittaM nirastasarvAzAma- tyarthaM rocayiSyati||16- 2||

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आयासात्सकलो दुःखी नैनं जानाति कश्चन। अनेनैवोपदेशेन धन्यः प्राप्नोति निर्वृतिम्॥१६- ३॥

sanskrit

It is effort which is cause of everyone's pain but nobody knows it. By following just this flawless instruction, fortunate become free from all their instincts.

english translation

AyAsAtsakalo duHkhI nainaM jAnAti kazcana| anenaivopadezena dhanyaH prApnoti nirvRtim||16- 3||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

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व्यापारे खिद्यते यस्तु निमेषोन्मेषयोरपि। तस्यालस्य धुरीणस्य सुखं नन्यस्य कस्यचित्॥१६- ४॥

sanskrit

Happiness is there only for an extremely lazy person who considers blinking of eyes also a task. Nobody else is happy.

english translation

vyApAre khidyate yastu nimeSonmeSayorapi| tasyAlasya dhurINasya sukhaM nanyasya kasyacit||16- 4||

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इदं कृतमिदं नेति द्वंद्वैर्मुक्तं यदा मनः। धर्मार्थकाममोक्षेषु निरपेक्षं तदा भवेत्॥१६- ५॥

sanskrit

When the mind is freed from such pairs of opposites as, 'I have done this', and 'I have not done that', it becomes indifferent to merit, wealth, sensuality and liberation.

english translation

idaM kRtamidaM neti dvaMdvairmuktaM yadA manaH| dharmArthakAmamokSeSu nirapekSaM tadA bhavet||16- 5||

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