Ashtavakra Gita 9.3Chapter 9, Verse 3
Ashtavakra Gita 9.3 is a verse from chapter 9 (Weariness with the world). The sage Ashtavakra speaks it to King Janaka. In plain English it says: "All this passes. It is spoiled by the three kinds of suffering, empty, worth little, fit to be left. Certain of this, one becomes still."
अनित्यं सर्वमेवेदं तापत्रितयदूषितम् ।असारं निन्दितं हेयमिति निश्चित्य शाम्यति ॥
anityaṃ sarvamevedaṃ tāpatritayadūṣitam |asāraṃ ninditaṃ heyamiti niścitya śāmyati ||
All this passes. It is spoiled by the three kinds of suffering, empty, worth little, fit to be left. Certain of this, one becomes still.
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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