Ashtavakra Gita 18.77Chapter 18, Verse 77
Ashtavakra Gita 18.77 is a verse from chapter 18 (Peace in a hundred verses). The sage Ashtavakra speaks it to King Janaka. In plain English it says: "One whose actions have fallen away through knowledge, though others see him act, finds no occasion to do or say anything."
ज्ञानाद् गलितकर्मा यो लोकदृष्ट्यापि कर्मकृत् ।नाप्नोत्यवसरं कर्त्रुं वक्तुमेव न किञ्चन ॥
jñānād galitakarmā yo lokadṛṣṭyāpi karmakṛt |nāpnotyavasaraṃ kartruṃ vaktumeva na kiñcana ||
One whose actions have fallen away through knowledge, though others see him act, finds no occasion to do or say anything.
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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