Ashtavakra Gita 18.88Chapter 18, Verse 88
Ashtavakra Gita 18.88 is a verse from chapter 18 (Peace in a hundred verses). The sage Ashtavakra speaks it to King Janaka. In plain English it says: "Without 'mine', the steady one shines. To him a clod, a stone and gold are the same. The knots of his heart are cut, and restlessness and dullness are shaken off."
निर्ममः शोभते धीरः समलोष्टाश्मकाञ्चनः ।सुभिन्नहृदयग्रन्थिर्विनिर्धूतरजस्तमः ॥
nirmamaḥ śobhate dhīraḥ samaloṣṭāśmakāñcanaḥ |subhinnahṛdayagranthirvinirdhūtarajastamaḥ ||
Without 'mine', the steady one shines. To him a clod, a stone and gold are the same. The knots of his heart are cut, and restlessness and dullness are shaken off.
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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