Ashtavakra Gita 18.99Chapter 18, Verse 99
Ashtavakra Gita 18.99 is a verse from chapter 18 (Peace in a hundred verses). The sage Ashtavakra speaks it to King Janaka. In plain English it says: "Praised, he is not pleased. Blamed, he is not angry. He does not shrink from death or cling to life."
न प्रीयते वन्द्यमानो निन्द्यमानो न कुप्यति ।नैवोद्विजति मरणे जीवने नाभिनन्दति ॥
na prīyate vandyamāno nindyamāno na kupyati |naivodvijati maraṇe jīvane nābhinandati ||
Praised, he is not pleased. Blamed, he is not angry. He does not shrink from death or cling to life.
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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