Ashtavakra Gita 10.5Chapter 10, Verse 5
Ashtavakra Gita 10.5 is a verse from chapter 10 (Quiet). The sage Ashtavakra speaks it to King Janaka. In plain English it says: "You are one, aware and pure. The world is inert and unreal. Not knowing is nothing either. So what is left that you still want to know?"
त्वमेकश्चेतनः शुद्धो जडं विश्वमसत्तथा ।अविद्यापि न किञ्चित्सा का बुभुत्सा तथापि ते ॥
tvamekaścetanaḥ śuddho jaḍaṃ viśvamasattathā |avidyāpi na kiñcitsā kā bubhutsā tathāpi te ||
You are one, aware and pure. The world is inert and unreal. Not knowing is nothing either. So what is left that you still want to know?
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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