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Ashtavakra Gita

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स्वाराज्ये भैक्षवृत्तौ च लाभालाभे जने वने। निर्विकल्पस्वभावस्य न विशेषोऽस्ति योगिनः॥१८- ११॥

The dominion of heaven or beggary, gain or loss, life among men or in the forest, these make no difference to a yogi whose nature it is to be free from distinctions.

english translation

क्व धर्मः क्व च वा कामः क्व चार्थः क्व विवेकिता। इदं कृतमिदं नेति द्वन्द्वैर्मुक्तस्य योगिनः॥१८- १२॥

There is no religion, wealth, sensuality or discrimination for a yogi free from the pairs of opposites such as 'I have done this' and 'I have not done that'.

english translation

कृत्यं किमपि नैवास्ति न कापि हृदि रंजना।यथा जीवनमेवेह जीवन्मुक्तस्य योगिनः॥१८- १३॥

There is nothing needing to be done, or any attachment in his heart for the yogi liberated while still alive. Things are just for a lifetime.

english translation

क्व मोहः क्व च वा विश्वं क्व तद् ध्यानं क्व मुक्तता। सर्वसंकल्पसीमायां विश्रान्तस्य महात्मनः॥१८- १४॥

There is no delusion, world, meditation on That, or liberation for the pacified great soul. All these things are just the realm of imagination.

english translation

येन विश्वमिदं दृष्टं स नास्तीति करोतु वै। निर्वासनः किं कुरुते पश्यन्नपि न पश्यति॥१८- १५॥

He by whom all this is seen may well make out he doesn't exist, but what is the desireless one to do? Even in seeing he does not see.

english translation