Ashtavakra Gita 18.2Chapter 18, Verse 2
Ashtavakra Gita 18.2 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 may gain every kind of wealth and enjoy pleasures in plenty, yet nobody is happy without letting go of everything."
अर्जयित्वाखिलान् अर्थान् भोगानाप्नोति पुष्कलान् ।न हि सर्वपरित्यागमन्तरेण सुखी भवेत् ॥
arjayitvākhilān arthān bhogānāpnoti puṣkalān |na hi sarvaparityāgamantareṇa sukhī bhavet ||
One may gain every kind of wealth and enjoy pleasures in plenty, yet nobody is happy without letting go of everything.
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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