Chapter 13 · Happiness

Verse 13.1 · Janaka

“The tranquillity that springs in one who is without anything is rare even when one possesses a loin-cloth. Therefore, giving up…”

akiñcanabhavaṃ svāsthyaṃ kaupīnatve'pi durlabham…

Verse 13.2 · Janaka

“There is trouble of the body somewhere, trouble of the tongue somewhere, and trouble of the mind somewhere. Having renounced these, I live…”

kutrāpi khedaḥ kāyasya jihvā kutrāpi khidyate…

Verse 13.3 · Janaka

“Fully realizing that nothing whatsoever is really done by the Self, I do whatever presents itself to be done and live happily.”

kṛtaṃ kimapi naiva syād iti sañcintya tattvataḥ…

Verse 13.4 · Janaka

“The Yogis who are attached to the body insist upon action or inaction. Owing to the absence of association and dissociation, I live happily.”

karmanaiṣkarmyanirbandhabhāvā dehasthayoginaḥ…

Verse 13.5 · Janaka

“No good or evil accrues to me by staying, going or sleeping. So I live happily whether I stay, go or sleep.”

arthānarthau na me sthityā gatyā na śayanena vā…

Verse 13.6 · Janaka

“I do not lose by sleeping or gain by striving. So, giving up thoughts of loss and elation, I live happily.”

svapato nāsti me hāniḥ siddhiryatnavato na vā…

Verse 13.7 · Janaka

“Observing again and again the fluctuations of pleasure and the like under different conditions, I have renounced good and evil and am happy.”

sukhādirūpāniyamaṃ bhāveṣvālokya bhūriśaḥ…