Ashtavakra Gita 4.3Chapter 4, Verse 3
Ashtavakra Gita 4.3 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: "Inwardly, one who knows That is not touched by merit or sin, as space is not touched by smoke, though smoke seems to fill it."
तज्ज्ञस्य पुण्यपापाभ्यां स्पर्शो ह्यन्तर्न जायते ।न ह्याकाशस्य धूमेन दृश्यमानापि सङ्गतिः ॥
tajjñasya puṇyapāpābhyāṃ sparśo hyantarna jāyate |na hyākāśasya dhūmena dṛśyamānāpi saṅgatiḥ ||
Inwardly, one who knows That is not touched by merit or sin, as space is not touched by smoke, though smoke seems to fill it.
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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