Ashtavakra Gita 16.9Chapter 16, Verse 9
Ashtavakra Gita 16.9 is a verse from chapter 16 (Forget it all). The sage Ashtavakra speaks it to King Janaka. In plain English it says: "The attached person wants to leave the world to escape sorrow. One without attachment is free of sorrow and is not troubled even while living in it."
हातुमिच्छति संसारं रागी दुःखजिहासया ।वीतरागो हि निर्दुःखस्तस्मिन्नपि न खिद्यति ॥
hātumicchati saṃsāraṃ rāgī duḥkhajihāsayā |vītarāgo hi nirduḥkhastasminnapi na khidyati ||
The attached person wants to leave the world to escape sorrow. One without attachment is free of sorrow and is not troubled even while living in it.
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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