Ashtavakra Gita 18.45Chapter 18, Verse 45
Ashtavakra Gita 18.45 is a verse from chapter 18 (Peace in a hundred verses). The sage Ashtavakra speaks it to King Janaka. In plain English it says: "Seeing the tigers of the senses' objects, frightened people looking for shelter rush into a cave to gain control and focus."
विषयद्वीपिनो वीक्ष्य चकिताः शरणार्थिनः ।विशन्ति झटिति क्रोडं निरोधैकाग्रसिद्धये ॥
viṣayadvīpino vīkṣya cakitāḥ śaraṇārthinaḥ |viśanti jhaṭiti kroḍaṃ nirodhaikāgrasiddhaye ||
Seeing the tigers of the senses' objects, frightened people looking for shelter rush into a cave to gain control and focus.
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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