Ashtavakra Gita 18.34Chapter 18, Verse 34
Ashtavakra Gita 18.34 is a verse from chapter 18 (Peace in a hundred verses). The sage Ashtavakra speaks it to King Janaka. In plain English it says: "With effort or without it, the confused do not find rest. The wise are at rest just by being sure of the truth."
अप्रयत्नात् प्रयत्नाद् वा मूढो नाप्नोति निर्वृतिम् ।तत्त्वनिश्चयमात्रेण प्राज्ञो भवति निर्वृतः ॥
aprayatnāt prayatnād vā mūḍho nāpnoti nirvṛtim |tattvaniścayamātreṇa prājño bhavati nirvṛtaḥ ||
With effort or without it, the confused do not find rest. The wise are at rest just by being sure of the truth.
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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