Ashtavakra Gita 16.2Chapter 16, Verse 2
Ashtavakra Gita 16.2 is a verse from chapter 16 (Forget it all). The sage Ashtavakra speaks it to King Janaka. In plain English it says: "Wise one, you may enjoy, work or sit in samadhi. Even so, your mind will long most of all for the place where every wish has ended."
भोगं कर्म समाधिं वा कुरु विज्ञ तथापि ते ।चित्तं निरस्तसर्वाशमत्यर्थं रोचयिष्यति ॥
bhogaṃ karma samādhiṃ vā kuru vijña tathāpi te |cittaṃ nirastasarvāśamatyarthaṃ rocayiṣyati ||
Wise one, you may enjoy, work or sit in samadhi. Even so, your mind will long most of all for the place where every wish has ended.
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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