Ashtavakra Gita 18.76Chapter 18, Verse 76
Ashtavakra Gita 18.76 is a verse from chapter 18 (Peace in a hundred verses). The sage Ashtavakra speaks it to King Janaka. In plain English it says: "Even after hearing the truth, the dull one does not give up his confusion. He looks free of thought through outward effort, but inside he still longs for objects."
मन्दः श्रुत्वापि तद्वस्तु न जहाति विमूढताम् ।निर्विकल्पो बहिर्यत्नादन्तर्विषयलालसः ॥
mandaḥ śrutvāpi tadvastu na jahāti vimūḍhatām |nirvikalpo bahiryatnādantarviṣayalālasaḥ ||
Even after hearing the truth, the dull one does not give up his confusion. He looks free of thought through outward effort, but inside he still longs for objects.
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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