Ashtavakra Gita 16.1Chapter 16, Verse 1
Ashtavakra Gita 16.1 is a verse from chapter 16 (Forget it all). The sage Ashtavakra speaks it to King Janaka. In plain English it says: "My child, you may recite many scriptures or hear them many times. Still you will not be at ease until you forget it all."
आचक्ष्व शृणु वा तात नानाशास्त्राण्यनेकशः ।तथापि न तव स्वास्थ्यं सर्वविस्मरणाद् ऋते ॥
ācakṣva śṛṇu vā tāta nānāśāstrāṇyanekaśaḥ |tathāpi na tava svāsthyaṃ sarvavismaraṇād ṛte ||
My child, you may recite many scriptures or hear them many times. Still you will not be at ease until you forget it all.
Ashtavakra, to King Janaka
Word meanings and a note for this verse are still being written. Read it in context on the chapter 16 page, or start with the verses in where to begin.
Chapter 16, Forget it all: No scripture or practice brings ease until everything learned is forgotten and effort drops away.
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