Ashtavakra Gita 14.3Chapter 14, Verse 3
Ashtavakra Gita 14.3 is a verse from chapter 14 (Peace). King Janaka speaks it to his teacher, the sage Ashtavakra. In plain English it says: "Now that I have known the witness, the supreme Self, the Lord, and hope for neither bondage nor freedom, I have no worry about being freed."
विज्ञाते साक्षिपुरुषे परमात्मनि चेश्वरे ।नैराश्ये बन्धमोक्षे च न चिन्ता मुक्तये मम ॥
vijñāte sākṣipuruṣe paramātmani ceśvare |nairāśye bandhamokṣe ca na cintā muktaye mama ||
Now that I have known the witness, the supreme Self, the Lord, and hope for neither bondage nor freedom, I have no worry about being freed.
King Janaka, to Ashtavakra
Word meanings and a note for this verse are still being written. Read it in context on the chapter 14 page, or start with the verses in where to begin.
Chapter 14, Peace: With craving melted, wealth, friends, scripture and learning lose their hold; only those in this state know it.
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