Ashtavakra Gita 18.16Chapter 18, Verse 16
Ashtavakra Gita 18.16 is a verse from chapter 18 (Peace in a hundred verses). The sage Ashtavakra speaks it to King Janaka. In plain English it says: "One who has seen the supreme Brahman may think 'I am Brahman'. But what is left to think for one beyond thought, who sees no second?"
येन दृष्टं परं ब्रह्म सोऽहं ब्रह्मेति चिन्तयेत् ।किं चिन्तयति निश्चिन्तो द्वितीयं यो न पश्यति ॥
yena dṛṣṭaṃ paraṃ brahma so'haṃ brahmeti cintayet |kiṃ cintayati niścinto dvitīyaṃ yo na paśyati ||
One who has seen the supreme Brahman may think 'I am Brahman'. But what is left to think for one beyond thought, who sees no second?
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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