Ashtavakra Gita 10.3Chapter 10, Verse 3
Ashtavakra Gita 10.3 is a verse from chapter 10 (Quiet). The sage Ashtavakra speaks it to King Janaka. In plain English it says: "Wherever craving arises, know that the world is there. Take up mature dispassion, let craving go, and be happy."
यत्र यत्र भवेत्तृष्णा संसारं विद्धि तत्र वै ।प्रौढवैराग्यमाश्रित्य वीततृष्णः सुखी भव ॥
yatra yatra bhavettṛṣṇā saṃsāraṃ viddhi tatra vai |prauḍhavairāgyamāśritya vītatṛṣṇaḥ sukhī bhava ||
Wherever craving arises, know that the world is there. Take up mature dispassion, let craving go, and be happy.
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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