Ashtavakra Gita 18.13Chapter 18, Verse 13
Ashtavakra Gita 18.13 is a verse from chapter 18 (Peace in a hundred verses). The sage Ashtavakra speaks it to King Janaka. In plain English it says: "The yogi free while living has no duty left to do and no attachment in his heart. He lives as life comes."
कृत्यं किमपि नैवास्ति न कापि हृदि रञ्जना ।यथा जीवनमेवेह जीवन्मुक्तस्य योगिनः ॥
kṛtyaṃ kimapi naivāsti na kāpi hṛdi rañjanā |yathā jīvanameveha jīvanmuktasya yoginaḥ ||
The yogi free while living has no duty left to do and no attachment in his heart. He lives as life comes.
Ashtavakra, to King Janaka
Word meanings and a note for this verse are still being written. Read it in context on the chapter 18 page, or start with the verses in where to begin.
Chapter 18, Peace in a hundred verses: The longest chapter, a third of the text, contrasting the confused who strive with the steady who are already at rest.
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