Ashtavakra Gita 17.11Chapter 17, Verse 11
Ashtavakra Gita 17.11 is a verse from chapter 17 (The one who knows). The sage Ashtavakra speaks it to King Janaka. In plain English it says: "The free one is seen at ease everywhere, clear-hearted everywhere. Free of all tendencies, he shines everywhere."
सर्वत्र दृश्यते स्वस्थः सर्वत्र विमलाशयः ।समस्तवासना मुक्तो मुक्तः सर्वत्र राजते ॥
sarvatra dṛśyate svasthaḥ sarvatra vimalāśayaḥ |samastavāsanā mukto muktaḥ sarvatra rājate ||
The free one is seen at ease everywhere, clear-hearted everywhere. Free of all tendencies, he shines everywhere.
Ashtavakra, to King Janaka
Word meanings and a note for this verse are still being written. Read it in context on the chapter 17 page, or start with the verses in where to begin.
Chapter 17, The one who knows: A portrait of the free person, who wants neither pleasure nor freedom and lives at ease seeing, hearing and eating.
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