Ashtavakra Gita 14.4Chapter 14, Verse 4
Ashtavakra Gita 14.4 is a verse from chapter 14 (Peace). King Janaka speaks it to his teacher, the sage Ashtavakra. In plain English it says: "Empty of wavering thoughts within, moving freely outside like someone confused: such states are known only by those who share them."
अन्तर्विकल्पशून्यस्य बहिः स्वच्छन्दचारिणः ।भ्रान्तस्येव दशास्तास्तास्तादृशा एव जानते ॥
antarvikalpaśūnyasya bahiḥ svacchandacāriṇaḥ |bhrāntasyeva daśāstāstāstādṛśā eva jānate ||
Empty of wavering thoughts within, moving freely outside like someone confused: such states are known only by those who share them.
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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