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Ashtavakra Gita 4.2

4.2 Janaka to Ashtavakra

यत्पदं प्रेप्सवो दीनाः शक्राद्याः सर्वदेवताः । अहो तत्र स्थितो योगी न हर्षमुपगच्छति ॥

yatpadaṃ prepsavo dīnāḥ śakrādyāḥ sarvadevatāḥ | aho tatra sthito yogī na harṣamupagacchati ||

Ah, the yogi established in that state which Indra and all the gods long for in their want, does not become elated.

अहो, जिस पद को पाने के लिए इंद्र आदि सब देवता दीन होकर लालायित रहते हैं, उसमें स्थित योगी हर्षित नहीं होता।

Meaning today and contextआज के लिए अर्थ और संदर्भ

Even reaching what everyone wants does not excite the person settled within. Success intoxicates less when your peace does not depend on it.

जो भीतर से स्थिर है, उसे वह पाकर भी उत्तेजना नहीं होती जिसे सब चाहते हैं। जब शांति सफलता पर निर्भर न हो, तो सफलता का नशा कम चढ़ता है।

Responding to Ashtavakra's challenge, Janaka describes the knower of the Self: settled in the state that even Indra and the gods long for, he is not elated by it.

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