Ashtavakra Gita 4.2Chapter 4, Verse 2
Ashtavakra Gita 4.2 is a verse from chapter 4 (The knower at play). King Janaka speaks it to his teacher, the sage Ashtavakra. In plain English it says: "The state that Indra and all the gods long for, poor in their longing: the yogi stands there and does not grow excited."
यत् पदं प्रेप्सवो दीनाः शक्राद्याः सर्वदेवताः ।अहो तत्र स्थितो योगी न हर्षमुपगच्छति ॥
yat padaṃ prepsavo dīnāḥ śakrādyāḥ sarvadevatāḥ |aho tatra sthito yogī na harṣamupagacchati ||
The state that Indra and all the gods long for, poor in their longing: the yogi stands there and does not grow excited.
King Janaka, to Ashtavakra
Word meanings and a note for this verse are still being written. Read it in context on the chapter 4 page, or start with the verses in where to begin.
Chapter 4, The knower at play: The one who knows the Self lives freely, untouched by merit and sin as space is untouched by smoke.
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