पश्यन्शृण्वन्स्पृशन्जिघ्रन्नश्नन्गृह्णन्वदन्व्रजन् । ईहितानीहितैर्मुक्तो मुक्त एव महाशयः ॥
paśyanśṛṇvanspṛśanjighrannaśnangṛhṇanvadanvrajan | īhitānīhitairmukto mukta eva mahāśayaḥ ||
Seeing, hearing, touching, smelling, eating, taking, speaking, walking, the great-souled one, free from what is wished for and what is not, is truly liberated.
देखते, सुनते, छूते, सूँघते, खाते, लेते, बोलते, चलते हुए भी, इच्छित और अनिच्छित दोनों से मुक्त वह महाशय सचमुच मुक्त ही है।
Meaning today and contextआज के लिए अर्थ और संदर्भ
Freedom is found within ordinary activity, not by stopping it. You can do everything you normally do without being pushed and pulled by liking and disliking.
मुक्ति साधारण गतिविधि के भीतर ही मिलती है, उसे रोककर नहीं। आप वह सब कर सकते हैं जो रोज़ करते हैं, बिना पसंद-नापसंद से खिंचे-धकेले।
Ashtavakra teaches Janaka (chapter 17, the knower of truth): the great-souled one, while seeing, hearing, touching, smelling, eating, taking, speaking and walking, is free from wanting and not wanting.