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Astavakra Samhita
(Astavakra Gita)
Translated by Swami Nityaswarupananda
19. Repose in the Self
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Janaka said –
1. I have extracted from the inmost recess of my heart the thorn of different opinions, using the pincers of the knowledge of Truth.
2. Where is dharma, where is kama, where is artha ? Where, too, is discrimination, where is duality, and where, even, is non-duality for me who abide in my own glory?
3. Where is past, where is future, where, even, is the present? Where is space, and where even, is eternity for me who abide in my own glory?
4. Where is the Self and where is the non-Self, where, likewise, are good and evil, where is anxiety or non-anxiety for me who abide in my own glory?
5. Where is dreaming, where is deep sleep, where is wakefulness, and where is the fourth state; where, even, is fear for me who abide in my own glory?
6. Where is distance or proximity; where is exterior, where is interior; where is grossness, and where is subtlety for me who abide in my own glory?
7. Where is life or death, where are the worlds, and where are worldly relations; where is lapse, and where is concentration for me who abide in my own glory?
8. To talk about the three ends of life is needless, to talk about yoga is purposeless, and even to talk about wisdom is irrelevant for me who repose in the Self.