Ashtavakra Gita 9.2Chapter 9, Verse 2
Ashtavakra Gita 9.2 is a verse from chapter 9 (Weariness with the world). The sage Ashtavakra speaks it to King Janaka. In plain English it says: "My child, rare is the fortunate one whose wish to live, to enjoy and to know has been put out by watching how people live."
कस्यापि तात धन्यस्य लोकचेष्टावलोकनात् ।जीवितेच्छा बुभुक्षा च बुभुत्सोपशमः गताः ॥
kasyāpi tāta dhanyasya lokaceṣṭāvalokanāt |jīvitecchā bubhukṣā ca bubhutsopaśamaḥ gatāḥ ||
My child, rare is the fortunate one whose wish to live, to enjoy and to know has been put out by watching how people live.
Ashtavakra, to King Janaka
Word meanings and a note for this verse are still being written. Read it in context on the chapter 9 page, or start with the verses in where to begin.
Chapter 9, Weariness with the world: Seeing how the opposites never end, one grows tired of chasing them and lets go of every vow.
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