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Ashtavakra Gita 15.14

15.14 Ashtavakra to Janaka

यत्त्वं पश्यसि तत्रैकस्त्वमेव प्रतिभाससे । किं पृथक्भासते स्वर्णात्कटकाङ्गदनूपुरम् ॥

yattvaṃ paśyasi tatraikastvameva pratibhāsase | kiṃ pṛthakbhāsate svarṇātkaṭakāṅgadanūpuram ||

Whatever you see, you alone appear there. Do bracelets, armlets and anklets appear as something other than gold?

तुम जो कुछ भी देखते हो, उसमें तुम ही अकेले प्रकाशित होते हो। क्या कंगन, बाजूबंद और पायल सोने से अलग दिखते हैं?

Meaning today and contextआज के लिए अर्थ और संदर्भ

Different shapes, one gold. Behind the many forms of life there is one reality, and it is not foreign to us.

आकार अलग, सोना एक। जीवन के अनेक रूपों के पीछे एक ही सत्य है, और वह हमसे पराया नहीं।

Ashtavakra resumes teaching Janaka: whatever you see, you alone appear there, as gold appears as bracelet, armlet and anklet.

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