Ashtavakra Gita 18.91: Peace, Chapter 18, Verse 91
भिक्षुर्वा भूपतिर्वापि यो निष्कामः स शोभते ।
भावेषु गलिता यस्य शोभनाशोभना मतिः ॥ १८-९१॥
bhikṣurvā bhūpatirvāpi yo niṣkāmaḥ sa śobhate .
bhāveṣu galitā yasya śobhanāśobhanā matiḥ .. 18-91..
भिक्षा माँगने वाला हो या राजा, जिसके अंदर इच्छा नहीं, वही चमकता है। उसके लिए अच्छा-बुरा, शुभ-अशुभ सब एक बराबर हो गया है।
FAQs
They represent opposite social conditions, showing that liberation is not determined by external status.
It means freedom from craving and dependence on outcomes or objects.
It indicates transcendence of binding mental judgments, not moral irresponsibility.
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