Ashtavakra Gita 3.1Chapter 3, Verse 1
Ashtavakra Gita 3.1 is a verse from chapter 3 (The test). The sage Ashtavakra speaks it to King Janaka. In plain English it says: "You have known the Self as one and indestructible, as it is. You know the Self and you are steady. How can you still take pleasure in piling up wealth?"
अविनाशिनमात्मानमेकं विज्ञाय तत्त्वतः ।तवात्मज्ञानस्य धीरस्य कथमर्थार्जने रतिः ॥
avināśinamātmānamekaṃ vijñāya tattvataḥ |tavātmajñānasya dhīrasya kathamarthārjane ratiḥ ||
You have known the Self as one and indestructible, as it is. You know the Self and you are steady. How can you still take pleasure in piling up wealth?
Ashtavakra, to King Janaka
Word meanings and a note for this verse are still being written. Read it in context on the chapter 3 page, or start with the verses in where to begin.
Chapter 3, The test: Ashtavakra tests the king: if you know the Self, why do greed, desire and fear of freedom still move you?
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