Ashtavakra Gita 16.3Chapter 16, Verse 3
Ashtavakra Gita 16.3 is a verse from chapter 16 (Forget it all). The sage Ashtavakra speaks it to King Janaka. In plain English it says: "Everyone suffers from effort, and nobody sees it. By this teaching alone, the fortunate one finds rest."
आयासात्सकलो दुःखी नैनं जानाति कश्चन ।अनेनैवोपदेशेन धन्यः प्राप्नोति निर्वृतिम् ॥
āyāsātsakalo duḥkhī nainaṃ jānāti kaścana |anenaivopadeśena dhanyaḥ prāpnoti nirvṛtim ||
Everyone suffers from effort, and nobody sees it. By this teaching alone, the fortunate one finds rest.
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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