Ashtavakra Gita 18.26Chapter 18, Verse 26
Ashtavakra Gita 18.26 is a verse from chapter 18 (Peace in a hundred verses). The sage Ashtavakra speaks it to King Janaka. In plain English it says: "He acts without announcing it, yet he is no fool. Free while living, happy and graced, he shines even while living a worldly life."
अतद्वादीव कुरुते न भवेदपि बालिशः ।जीवन्मुक्तः सुखी श्रीमान् संसरन्नपि शोभते ॥
atadvādīva kurute na bhavedapi bāliśaḥ |jīvanmuktaḥ sukhī śrīmān saṃsarannapi śobhate ||
He acts without announcing it, yet he is no fool. Free while living, happy and graced, he shines even while living a worldly life.
Ashtavakra, to King Janaka
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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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