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Ashtavakra Gita 12.8

12.8 Janaka to Ashtavakra

एवमेव कृतं येन स कृतार्थो भवेदसौ । एवमेव स्वभावो यः स कृतार्थो भवेदसौ ॥

evameva kṛtaṃ yena sa kṛtārtho bhavedasau | evameva svabhāvo yaḥ sa kṛtārtho bhavedasau ||

One who has done just this has fulfilled the purpose of life; one whose very nature is just this has fulfilled the purpose of life.

जिसने ऐसा ही किया, वह कृतार्थ है; जिसका स्वभाव ही ऐसा है, वह कृतार्थ है।

Meaning today and contextआज के लिए अर्थ और संदर्भ

Fulfilment is not a list of achievements; it is coming to rest in what one is.

कृतार्थ होना उपलब्धियों की सूची नहीं है; यह अपने स्वरूप में टिक जाना है।

Janaka concludes this chapter: one who has come to rest this way, or whose nature this is, has fulfilled life's purpose.

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