Ashtavakra Gita 18.73 - Chapter 18, Verse 73 (Peace)

Ashtavakra Gita 18.73: Peace, Chapter 18, Verse 73

Devanagari script

बुद्धिपर्यन्तसंसारे मायामात्रं विवर्तते ।

निर्ममो निरहङ्कारो निष्कामः शोभते बुधः ॥ १८-७३॥

Recitation with translationAshtavakra Gita 18.73

Transliteration

buddhiparyantasaṃsāre māyāmātraṃ vivartate .

nirmamo nirahaṅkāro niṣkāmaḥ śobhate budhaḥ .. 18-73..

Translation

जितनी भी दुनिया है, वो सब बस बुद्धि तक है, असल में बस माया है। जो समझदार है, वो चमकता है। उसमे मेरा-मेरा नहीं, मैं-मैं नहीं, कोई इच्छा भी नहीं।

Word by Word

buddhiparyantasaṃsārein the world extending up to intellect

māyāmātrammere illusion

vivartateappears, transforms, is projected

nirmamaḥfree from mine-ness

nirahaṅkāraḥfree from egoism

niṣkāmaḥdesireless

śobhateshines, appears splendid

budhaḥthe wise one

Speaker

Ashtavakra

Listener

King Janaka

Where does saṃsāra extend according to this verse?

The verse says worldly existence extends only to the mind or intellect.

What qualities make the wise one shine?

The wise one shines by being free from ownership, ego, and desire.

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