Ashtavakra Gita 13.3Chapter 13, Verse 3
Ashtavakra Gita 13.3 is a verse from chapter 13 (As it pleases me). King Janaka speaks it to his teacher, the sage Ashtavakra. In plain English it says: "Knowing as it is that nothing is ever done by the Self, I do whatever comes to be done and live as it pleases me."
कृतं किमपि नैव स्याद् इति सञ्चिन्त्य तत्त्वतः ।यदा यत्कर्तुमायाति तत् कृत्वासे यथासुखम् ॥
kṛtaṃ kimapi naiva syād iti sañcintya tattvataḥ |yadā yatkartumāyāti tat kṛtvāse yathāsukham ||
Knowing as it is that nothing is ever done by the Self, I do whatever comes to be done and live as it pleases me.
King Janaka, to Ashtavakra
Word meanings and a note for this verse are still being written. Read it in context on the chapter 13 page, or start with the verses in where to begin.
Chapter 13, As it pleases me: Janaka lives without taking or giving up, doing what comes and living at ease.
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