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Ashtavakra Gita 10.3

10.3 Ashtavakra to Janaka

यत्र यत्र भवेत्तृष्णा, संसारं विद्धि तत्र वै । प्रौढवैराग्यमाश्रित्य वीततृष्णः सुखी भव ॥

yatra yatra bhavettṛṣṇā, saṃsāraṃ viddhi tatra vai | prauḍhavairāgyamāśritya vītatṛṣṇaḥ sukhī bhava ||

Wherever there is thirst, know that there is worldly existence. Taking refuge in mature dispassion, free of thirst, be happy.

जहाँ-जहाँ तृष्णा है, वहीं संसार जानो। परिपक्व वैराग्य का आश्रय लेकर, तृष्णारहित होकर सुखी हो जाओ।

Meaning today and contextआज के लिए अर्थ और संदर्भ

Wherever you feel 'I won't be okay until I get this', that is where you are bound. Happiness comes from loosening that thirst, not from finally quenching it.

जहाँ भी लगे कि 'यह मिले बिना मैं ठीक नहीं रहूँगा', वहीं बंधन है। सुख उस प्यास को ढीला करने से आता है, उसे अंततः बुझाने से नहीं।

Ashtavakra teaches tranquillity (upaśama): wherever there is thirst, there is worldly existence; resting in mature dispassion, free of thirst, be happy.

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