Ashtavakra Gita 11.7Chapter 11, Verse 7
Ashtavakra Gita 11.7 is a verse from chapter 11 (Eight certainties). The sage Ashtavakra speaks it to King Janaka. In plain English it says: "'From Brahma down to a clump of grass, it is all I': one who is sure of this has no wavering thought, is pure and at peace, and no longer worries about what he has and lacks."
आब्रह्मस्तम्बपर्यन्तमहमेवेति निश्चयी ।निर्विकल्पः शुचिः शान्तः प्राप्ताप्राप्तविनिर्वृतः ॥
ābrahmastambaparyantamahameveti niścayī |nirvikalpaḥ śuciḥ śāntaḥ prāptāprāptavinirvṛtaḥ ||
'From Brahma down to a clump of grass, it is all I': one who is sure of this has no wavering thought, is pure and at peace, and no longer worries about what he has and lacks.
Ashtavakra, to King Janaka
Word meanings and a note for this verse are still being written. Read it in context on the chapter 11 page, or start with the verses in where to begin.
Chapter 11, Eight certainties: Eight verses, each about one who is certain of a single truth and is at peace because of it.
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