Ashtavakra Gita 4.6Chapter 4, Verse 6
Ashtavakra Gita 4.6 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: "Rare is the one who knows the Self as one without a second, the Lord of the world. He does what he knows, and has no fear from anywhere."
आत्मानमद्वयं कश्चिज्जानाति जगदीश्वरम् ।यद् वेत्ति तत्स कुरुते न भयं तस्य कुत्रचित् ॥
ātmānamadvayaṃ kaścijjānāti jagadīśvaram |yad vetti tatsa kurute na bhayaṃ tasya kutracit ||
Rare is the one who knows the Self as one without a second, the Lord of the world. He does what he knows, and has no fear from anywhere.
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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