Ashtavakra Gita 18.68Chapter 18, Verse 68
Ashtavakra Gita 18.68 is a verse from chapter 18 (Peace in a hundred verses). The sage Ashtavakra speaks it to King Janaka. In plain English it says: "What more is there to say? The great soul who knows the truth wants neither enjoyment nor freedom, and has no taste for anything, always, everywhere."
बहुनात्र किमुक्तेन ज्ञाततत्त्वो महाशयः ।भोगमोक्षनिराकाङ्क्षी सदा सर्वत्र नीरसः ॥
bahunātra kimuktena jñātatattvo mahāśayaḥ |bhogamokṣanirākāṅkṣī sadā sarvatra nīrasaḥ ||
What more is there to say? The great soul who knows the truth wants neither enjoyment nor freedom, and has no taste for anything, always, everywhere.
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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