Ashtavakra Gita 18.81Chapter 18, Verse 81
Ashtavakra Gita 18.81 is a verse from chapter 18 (Peace in a hundred verses). The sage Ashtavakra speaks it to King Janaka. In plain English it says: "He does not pray for gain or grieve over loss. The steady one's cool mind is filled with nectar."
नैव प्रार्थयते लाभं नालाभेनानुशोचति ।धीरस्य शीतलं चित्तममृतेनैव पूरितम् ॥
naiva prārthayate lābhaṃ nālābhenānuśocati |dhīrasya śītalaṃ cittamamṛtenaiva pūritam ||
He does not pray for gain or grieve over loss. The steady one's cool mind is filled with nectar.
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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