Chapter 10 · Quietude

Verse 10.1 · Ashtavakra

“Be indifferent to everything having given up Kama (desire) the enemy, Artha (worldly prosperity) which is attended with mischief, as well…”

vihāya vairiṇaṃ kāmam arthaṃ cānarthasaṅkulam…

Verse 10.2 · Ashtavakra

“Look upon friends, lands, wealth, houses, wives, presents and such other good fortunes as a dream or a juggler's show, lasting three or…”

svapnendrajālavat paśya dināni trīṇi pañca vā…

Verse 10.3 · Ashtavakra

“Know that wherever there is desire, there is the world. Betaking yourself to firm non-attachment, go beyond desire and be happy.”

yatra yatra bhavet tṛṣṇā saṃsāraṃ viddhi tatra vai…

Verse 10.4 · Ashtavakra

“Bondage consists only in desire, and its destruction is said to be liberation. By non-attachment to the world alone is attained constant…”

tṛṣṇāmātrātmako bandhas tannāśo mokṣa ucyate…

Verse 10.5 · Ashtavakra

“You are One, Pure Consciousness. The universe is inert and unreal. Ignorance too is nothing. What then can there be for you to desire to…”

tvam ekaś cetanaḥ śuddho jaḍaṃ viśvam asat tathā…

Verse 10.6 · Ashtavakra

“Kingdom, sons, wives, bodies and pleasures have been lost to you birth after birth, even though you were attached to them.”

rājyaṃ sutāḥ kalatrāṇi śarīrāṇi sukhāni ca…

Verse 10.7 · Ashtavakra

“Enough of prosperity, desire and pious deed. The mind has not found repose in any of these in the dreary forest of the world.”

alam arthena kāmena sukṛtenāpi karmaṇā…

Verse 10.8 · Ashtavakra

“For how many births have you not done hard and painful work with your body, mind and speech! Therefore, cease at least today.”

kṛtaṃ na kati janmāni kāyena manasā girā…