Ashtavakra Gita 19.7Chapter 19, Verse 7
Ashtavakra Gita 19.7 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 death, where is life, where are the worlds and worldly ways, where is dissolution, where is samadhi, for me who rest in my own greatness?"
क्व मृत्युर्जीवितं वा क्व लोकाः क्वास्य क्व लौकिकम् ।क्व लयः क्व समाधिर्वा स्वमहिम्नि स्थितस्य मे ॥
kva mṛtyurjīvitaṃ vā kva lokāḥ kvāsya kva laukikam |kva layaḥ kva samādhirvā svamahimni sthitasya me ||
Where is death, where is life, where are the worlds and worldly ways, where is dissolution, where is samadhi, 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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