Ashtavakra Gita Chapter 13

Ashtavakra Gita Chapter 13

janaka uvācha ॥

akiñchanabhavaṃ svāsthyaṃ kaupīnatvē’pi durlabham ।
tyāgādānē vihāyāsmādahamāsē yathāsukham ॥ 13-1॥

kutrāpi khēdaḥ kāyasya jihvā kutrāpi khidyatē ।
manaḥ kutrāpi tattyaktvā puruṣārthē sthitaḥ sukham ॥ 13-2॥

kṛtaṃ kimapi naiva syād iti sañchintya tattvataḥ ।
yadā yatkartumāyāti tat kṛtvāsē yathāsukham ॥ 13-3॥

karmanaiṣkarmyanirbandhabhāvā dēhasthayōginaḥ ।
saṃyōgāyōgavirahādahamāsē yathāsukham ॥ 13-4॥

arthānarthau na mē sthityā gatyā na śayanēna vā ।
tiṣṭhan gachChan svapan tasmādahamāsē yathāsukham ॥ 13-5॥

svapatō nāsti mē hāniḥ siddhiryatnavatō na vā ।
nāśōllāsau vihāyāsmādahamāsē yathāsukham ॥ 13-6॥

sukhādirūpā niyamaṃ bhāvēṣvālōkya bhūriśaḥ ।
śubhāśubhē vihāyāsmādahamāsē yathāsukham ॥ 13-7॥

Ashtavakra Gita Chapter 13