Ashtavakra Gita 15.18Chapter 15, Verse 18
Ashtavakra Gita 15.18 is a verse from chapter 15 (What you are). The sage Ashtavakra speaks it to King Janaka. In plain English it says: "In the ocean of the world there was one, there is one, there will be one: you. You have no bondage and no freedom. Your work is done. Move about at ease."
एक एव भवाम्भोधावासीदस्ति भविष्यति ।न ते बन्धोऽस्ति मोक्षो वा कृत्यकृत्यः सुखं चर ॥
eka eva bhavāmbhodhāvāsīdasti bhaviṣyati |na te bandho'sti mokṣo vā kṛtyakṛtyaḥ sukhaṃ cara ||
In the ocean of the world there was one, there is one, there will be one: you. You have no bondage and no freedom. Your work is done. Move about at ease.
Ashtavakra, to King Janaka
Word meanings and a note for this verse are still being written. Read it in context on the chapter 15 page, or start with the verses in where to begin.
Chapter 15, What you are: Ashtavakra's second long teaching: you are awareness, the world is waves on your ocean, so move about at ease.
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