Ashtavakra Gita 3.14Chapter 3, Verse 14
Ashtavakra Gita 3.14 is a verse from chapter 3 (The test). The sage Ashtavakra speaks it to King Janaka. In plain English it says: "For one who has dropped inner impurities, who is free of opposites and of wishes, a pleasure that comes on its own brings neither pain nor delight."
अन्तस्त्यक्तकषायस्य निर्द्वन्द्वस्य निराशिषः ।यदृच्छयागतो भोगो न दुःखाय न तुष्टये ॥
antastyaktakaṣāyasya nirdvandvasya nirāśiṣaḥ |yadṛcchayāgato bhogo na duḥkhāya na tuṣṭaye ||
For one who has dropped inner impurities, who is free of opposites and of wishes, a pleasure that comes on its own brings neither pain nor delight.
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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