Ch.01 V.05
Ch.01 V.05 Ashtavakra replies : You do not belong to the Brāhmaṇa or any other caste or to any asrama. You are not perceived by the senses. Unattached, formless, and witness of all are you. Be happy.
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Ch.01 V.04
Ch.01 V.04 Ashtavakra Replies If you detach yourself from the body and rest in Consciousness, you will at once be happy, peaceful, and free from bondage.
Ch.01 V.03
Ch.01 V.03 Ashtavakra replies : You are neither earth, nor water, nor fire, nor air, nor space. In order to attain liberation, know the Self as the witness of all these and as Consciousness itself.
Ch.01 V.01
Ch.01 V.01 Janaka asks: How can knowledge be acquired? How can liberation be attained? How is renunciation possible? Tell me this, O Lord.
Ch.02 V.02
Ch.01 V.02 Ashtavakra replies : If you aspire after liberation, my child, shun the objects of the senses as poison and seek forgiveness, sincerity, kindness, contentment, and truth as nectar.
01.00 Ashtavakra Gita - Full Text
To Introduction / Read Story Please tap the link > Link I have gone through many texts on Ashtavakra Samhita, popularly referred to as Ashtavakra Gita. I found the one authored by Swami Nityaswarupananda to be simple and easy to understand. This blog is an extracted English text from a book titled Ashtavakra Samhita authored by Swami Nityaswarupananda ISBN 978-81-85301-13-6 a publication of Advaita shrama 5 Delhi Entally Road, Kolkata 700 014. Chapter 1 Instruction on Self-Realization Janaka said: 1. How can knowledge be acquired? How can liberation be attained? How is renunciation possible? Tell me this, O Lord. Ashtavakra replied: 2. If you aspire after liberation, my child, shun the objects of the senses as poison and seek forgiveness, sincerity, kindness, contentment, and truth as nectar. 3. You are neither earth, nor water, nor fire, nor air, nor space. In order to attain liberation, know the Self as the witness of all these and as Consciousness itself. 4. If you de...