Ashtavakra Gita 3.5Chapter 3, Verse 5
Ashtavakra Gita 3.5 is a verse from chapter 3 (The test). The sage Ashtavakra speaks it to King Janaka. In plain English it says: "The sage knows the Self in every being and every being in the Self. It is strange that the sense of 'mine' still goes on in him."
सर्वभूतेषु चात्मानं सर्वभूतानि चात्मनि ।मुनेर्जानत आश्चर्यं ममत्वमनुवर्तते ॥
sarvabhūteṣu cātmānaṃ sarvabhūtāni cātmani |munerjānata āścaryaṃ mamatvamanuvartate ||
The sage knows the Self in every being and every being in the Self. It is strange that the sense of 'mine' still goes on in him.
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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