Ashtavakra Gita 10.2Chapter 10, Verse 2
Ashtavakra Gita 10.2 is a verse from chapter 10 (Quiet). The sage Ashtavakra speaks it to King Janaka. In plain English it says: "Look on friends, land, money, houses, wife, gifts and other good fortune as a dream or a magic show lasting three or five days."
स्वप्नेन्द्रजालवत् पश्य दिनानि त्रीणि पञ्च वा ।मित्रक्षेत्रधनागारदारदायादिसम्पदः ॥
svapnendrajālavat paśya dināni trīṇi pañca vā |mitrakṣetradhanāgāradāradāyādisampadaḥ ||
Look on friends, land, money, houses, wife, gifts and other good fortune as a dream or a magic show lasting three or five days.
Ashtavakra, to King Janaka
Word meanings and a note for this verse are still being written. Read it in context on the chapter 10 page, or start with the verses in where to begin.
Chapter 10, Quiet: Leave desire, wealth and even merit; craving is the only bond, and ending it is freedom.
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