Ashtavakra Gita 18.85Chapter 18, Verse 85
Ashtavakra Gita 18.85 is a verse from chapter 18 (Peace in a hundred verses). The sage Ashtavakra speaks it to King Janaka. In plain English it says: "The steady one is content everywhere, living on whatever falls his way, wandering where he likes and sleeping wherever the sun sets."
तुष्टिः सर्वत्र धीरस्य यथापतितवर्तिनः ।स्वच्छन्दं चरतो देशान् यत्रस्तमितशायिनः ॥
tuṣṭiḥ sarvatra dhīrasya yathāpatitavartinaḥ |svacchandaṃ carato deśān yatrastamitaśāyinaḥ ||
The steady one is content everywhere, living on whatever falls his way, wandering where he likes and sleeping wherever the sun sets.
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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