Ashtavakra Gita 5.1Chapter 5, Verse 1
Ashtavakra Gita 5.1 is a verse from chapter 5 (Four ways to rest). The sage Ashtavakra speaks it to King Janaka. In plain English it says: "You are tied to nothing. You are pure. What would you give up? Let this bundle of body and mind dissolve, and so go to rest."
न ते सङ्गोऽस्ति केनापि किं शुद्धस्त्यक्तुमिच्छसि ।सङ्घातविलयं कुर्वन्नेवमेव लयं व्रज ॥
na te saṅgo'sti kenāpi kiṃ śuddhastyaktumicchasi |saṅghātavilayaṃ kurvannevameva layaṃ vraja ||
You are tied to nothing. You are pure. What would you give up? Let this bundle of body and mind dissolve, and so go to rest.
Ashtavakra, to King Janaka
Word meanings and a note for this verse are still being written. Read it in context on the chapter 5 page, or start with the verses in where to begin.
Chapter 5, Four ways to rest: Four short verses, each ending with the same instruction: let the sense of separation dissolve, and rest.
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