Ashtavakra Gita 18.23Chapter 18, Verse 23
Ashtavakra Gita 18.23 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 steady one who delights in the Self, cool and clear inside, has no wish to give anything up and feels no loss anywhere."
कुत्रापि न जिहासास्ति नाशो वापि न कुत्रचित् ।आत्मारामस्य धीरस्य शीतलाच्छतरात्मनः ॥
kutrāpi na jihāsāsti nāśo vāpi na kutracit |ātmārāmasya dhīrasya śītalācchatarātmanaḥ ||
The steady one who delights in the Self, cool and clear inside, has no wish to give anything up and feels no loss anywhere.
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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