Ashtavakra Gita 3.2Chapter 3, Verse 2
Ashtavakra Gita 3.2 is a verse from chapter 3 (The test). The sage Ashtavakra speaks it to King Janaka. In plain English it says: "How strange. Love for objects, which are a mistake, comes from not knowing the Self, as greed for silver springs up when a shell is not known for a shell."
आत्माज्ञानादहो प्रीतिर्विषयभ्रमगोचरे ।शुक्तेरज्ञानतो लोभो यथा रजतविभ्रमे ॥
ātmājñānādaho prītirviṣayabhramagocare |śukterajñānato lobho yathā rajatavibhrame ||
How strange. Love for objects, which are a mistake, comes from not knowing the Self, as greed for silver springs up when a shell is not known for a shell.
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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