Ashtavakra Gita 3.6Chapter 3, Verse 6
Ashtavakra Gita 3.6 is a verse from chapter 3 (The test). The sage Ashtavakra speaks it to King Janaka. In plain English it says: "Settled in the highest non-duality and set on freedom, he still falls under desire and is shaken by old habits of pleasure. That is strange."
आस्थितः परमाद्वैतं मोक्षार्थेऽपि व्यवस्थितः ।आश्चर्यं कामवशगो विकलः केलिशिक्षया ॥
āsthitaḥ paramādvaitaṃ mokṣārthe'pi vyavasthitaḥ |āścaryaṃ kāmavaśago vikalaḥ keliśikṣayā ||
Settled in the highest non-duality and set on freedom, he still falls under desire and is shaken by old habits of pleasure. That is strange.
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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