Ashtavakra Gita 18.41Chapter 18, Verse 41
Ashtavakra Gita 18.41 is a verse from chapter 18 (Peace in a hundred verses). The sage Ashtavakra speaks it to King Janaka. In plain English it says: "Where is control of the mind for the confused one who forces it? For the steady one who delights in the Self, it comes naturally, always."
क्व निरोधो विमूढस्य यो निर्बन्धं करोति वै ।स्वारामस्यैव धीरस्य सर्वदासावकृत्रिमः ॥
kva nirodho vimūḍhasya yo nirbandhaṃ karoti vai |svārāmasyaiva dhīrasya sarvadāsāvakṛtrimaḥ ||
Where is control of the mind for the confused one who forces it? For the steady one who delights in the Self, it comes naturally, always.
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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