Ashtavakra Gita 5.2Chapter 5, Verse 2
Ashtavakra Gita 5.2 is a verse from chapter 5 (Four ways to rest). The sage Ashtavakra speaks it to King Janaka. In plain English it says: "The world rises from you like a bubble from the sea. Know the Self as one, and so go to rest."
उदेति भवतो विश्वं वारिधेरिव बुद्बुदः ।इति ज्ञात्वैकमात्मानमेवमेव लयं व्रज ॥
udeti bhavato viśvaṃ vāridheriva budbudaḥ |iti jñātvaikamātmānamevameva layaṃ vraja ||
The world rises from you like a bubble from the sea. Know the Self as one, 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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