Ashtavakra Gita 10.7Chapter 10, Verse 7
Ashtavakra Gita 10.7 is a verse from chapter 10 (Quiet). The sage Ashtavakra speaks it to King Janaka. In plain English it says: "Enough of wealth, desire and even good deeds. In the thick forest of the world, the mind found no rest in them."
अलमर्थेन कामेन सुकृतेनापि कर्मणा ।एभ्यः संसारकान्तारे न विश्रान्तमभून् मनः ॥
alamarthena kāmena sukṛtenāpi karmaṇā |ebhyaḥ saṃsārakāntāre na viśrāntamabhūn manaḥ ||
Enough of wealth, desire and even good deeds. In the thick forest of the world, the mind found no rest in them.
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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