Ashtavakra Gita 19.5Chapter 19, Verse 5
Ashtavakra Gita 19.5 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 dream, where is deep sleep, where is waking, where is the fourth state, where is even fear, for me who rest in my own greatness?"
क्व स्वप्नः क्व सुषुप्तिर्वा क्व च जागरणं तथा ।क्व तुरीयं भयं वापि स्वमहिम्नि स्थितस्य मे ॥
kva svapnaḥ kva suṣuptirvā kva ca jāgaraṇaṃ tathā |kva turīyaṃ bhayaṃ vāpi svamahimni sthitasya me ||
Where is dream, where is deep sleep, where is waking, where is the fourth state, where is even fear, 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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