Ashtavakra Gita 10.1Chapter 10, Verse 1
Ashtavakra Gita 10.1 is a verse from chapter 10 (Quiet). The sage Ashtavakra speaks it to King Janaka. In plain English it says: "Leave desire, which is your enemy, and wealth, which comes tangled with harm, and even dharma, which is the cause of both. Be indifferent to all of it."
विहाय वैरिणं काममर्थं चानर्थसङ्कुलम् ।धर्ममप्येतयोर्हेतुं सर्वत्रानादरं कुरु ॥
vihāya vairiṇaṃ kāmamarthaṃ cānarthasaṅkulam |dharmamapyetayorhetuṃ sarvatrānādaraṃ kuru ||
Leave desire, which is your enemy, and wealth, which comes tangled with harm, and even dharma, which is the cause of both. Be indifferent to all of it.
Ashtavakra, to King Janaka
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Chapter 10, Quiet: Leave desire, wealth and even merit; craving is the only bond, and ending it is freedom.
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