Ashtavakra Gita 3.10Chapter 3, Verse 10
Ashtavakra Gita 3.10 is a verse from chapter 3 (The test). The sage Ashtavakra speaks it to King Janaka. In plain English it says: "He watches his own body acting as if it were someone else's. Praised or blamed, how could such a large-hearted person be shaken?"
चेष्टमानं शरीरं स्वं पश्यत्यन्यशरीरवत् ।संस्तवे चापि निन्दायां कथं क्षुभ्येत् महाशयः ॥
ceṣṭamānaṃ śarīraṃ svaṃ paśyatyanyaśarīravat |saṃstave cāpi nindāyāṃ kathaṃ kṣubhyet mahāśayaḥ ||
He watches his own body acting as if it were someone else's. Praised or blamed, how could such a large-hearted person be shaken?
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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