Ashtavakra Gita 19.3Chapter 19, Verse 3
Ashtavakra Gita 19.3 is a verse from chapter 19 (My own greatness). King Janaka speaks it to his teacher, the sage Ashtavakra. In plain English it says: "Where is past, where is future, where is even the present, where is place, where is even the eternal, for me who rest in my own greatness?"
क्व भूतं क्व भविष्यद् वा वर्तमानमपि क्व वा ।क्व देशः क्व च वा नित्यं स्वमहिम्नि स्थितस्य मे ॥
kva bhūtaṃ kva bhaviṣyad vā vartamānamapi kva vā |kva deśaḥ kva ca vā nityaṃ svamahimni sthitasya me ||
Where is past, where is future, where is even the present, where is place, where is even the eternal, for me who rest in my own greatness?
King Janaka, to Ashtavakra
Word meanings and a note for this verse are still being written. Read it in context on the chapter 19 page, or start with the verses in where to begin.
Chapter 19, My own greatness: Janaka has pulled the thorn of opinions from his heart; time, place, life and death have no hold on him.
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