क्व संसारः क्व चाभासः क्व साध्यं क्व च साधनम् । आकाशस्येव धीरस्य निर्विकल्पस्य सर्वदा ॥
kva saṃsāraḥ kva cābhāsaḥ kva sādhyaṃ kva ca sādhanam | ākāśasyeva dhīrasya nirvikalpasya sarvadā ||
Where is saṃsāra, where is mere appearance, where is the goal, where the means, for the wise one who, like space, is ever free of mental constructs?
आकाश की तरह सदा निर्विकल्प रहने वाले धीर पुरुष के लिए कहाँ संसार, कहाँ आभास, कहाँ साध्य और कहाँ साधन?
Meaning today and contextआज के लिए अर्थ और संदर्भ
Much spiritual struggle is a chase from means to goal. Seen from awareness itself, which is open like the sky, there is nothing to reach; this can ease the strain of constant self-improvement.
बहुत-सा आध्यात्मिक संघर्ष साधन से साध्य तक की दौड़ है। आकाश जैसी खुली चेतना की दृष्टि से कहीं पहुँचना नहीं है; यह लगातार स्वयं को सुधारने के तनाव को हल्का कर सकता है।
Ashtavakra, continuing his final teaching to Janaka on the person of steady wisdom, asks rhetorically what world, appearance, goal or means can exist for the wise one who, like space, is ever free of mental constructs.