Ashtavakra Gita 12.5Chapter 12, Verse 5
Ashtavakra Gita 12.5 is a verse from chapter 12 (How I came to rest). King Janaka speaks it to his teacher, the sage Ashtavakra. In plain English it says: "A stage of life or none, meditation, the mind taking things up and dropping them: seeing these as my own imaginings, I rest as I am."
आश्रमानाश्रमं ध्यानं चित्तस्वीकृतवर्जनम् ।विकल्पं मम वीक्ष्यैतैरेवमेवाहमास्थितः ॥
āśramānāśramaṃ dhyānaṃ cittasvīkṛtavarjanam |vikalpaṃ mama vīkṣyaitairevamevāhamāsthitaḥ ||
A stage of life or none, meditation, the mind taking things up and dropping them: seeing these as my own imaginings, I rest as I am.
King Janaka, to Ashtavakra
Word meanings and a note for this verse are still being written. Read it in context on the chapter 12 page, or start with the verses in where to begin.
Chapter 12, How I came to rest: Janaka describes how body, speech and thought fell quiet one after another, and how he now rests as he is.
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