Ashtavakra Gita Ashtamo'dhyayah

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𑌅𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌾𑌵𑌕𑍍𑌰 𑌗𑍀𑌤𑌾 𑌅𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌮𑍋𑌽𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌯𑌃

Gita Ashtavakra Grantha

𑌅𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌾𑌵𑌕𑍍𑌰 𑌉𑌵𑌾𑌚 ॥

𑌤𑌦𑌾 𑌬𑌨𑍍𑌧𑍋 𑌯𑌦𑌾 𑌚𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌂 𑌕𑌿𑌞𑍍𑌚𑌿𑌦𑍍 𑌵𑌾𑌞𑍍𑌛𑌤𑌿 𑌶𑍋𑌚𑌤𑌿 ।

𑌕𑌿𑌞𑍍𑌚𑌿𑌨𑍍 𑌮𑍁𑌞𑍍𑌚𑌤𑌿 𑌗𑍃𑌹𑍍𑌣𑌾𑌤𑌿 𑌕𑌿𑌞𑍍𑌚𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌧𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌿 𑌕𑍁𑌪𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌿 ॥ 8-1॥

𑌤𑌦𑌾 𑌮𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌦𑌾 𑌚𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌂 𑌨 𑌵𑌾𑌞𑍍𑌛𑌤𑌿 𑌨 𑌶𑍋𑌚𑌤𑌿 ।

𑌨 𑌮𑍁𑌞𑍍𑌚𑌤𑌿 𑌨 𑌗𑍃𑌹𑍍𑌣𑌾𑌤𑌿 𑌨 𑌹𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌿 𑌨 𑌕𑍁𑌪𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌿 ॥ 8-2॥

𑌤𑌦𑌾 𑌬𑌨𑍍𑌧𑍋 𑌯𑌦𑌾 𑌚𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌂 𑌸𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌂 𑌕𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌪𑌿 𑌦𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌿𑌷𑍁 ।

𑌤𑌦𑌾 𑌮𑍋𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍋 𑌯𑌦𑌾 𑌚𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌮𑌸𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌂 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌦𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌿𑌷𑍁 ॥ 8-3॥

𑌯𑌦𑌾 𑌨𑌾𑌹𑌂 𑌤𑌦𑌾 𑌮𑍋𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍋 𑌯𑌦𑌾𑌹𑌂 𑌬𑌨𑍍𑌧𑌨𑌂 𑌤𑌦𑌾 ।

𑌮𑌤𑍍𑌵𑍇𑌤𑌿 𑌹𑍇𑌲𑌯𑌾 𑌕𑌿𑌞𑍍𑌚𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌮𑌾 𑌗𑍃𑌹𑌾𑌣 𑌵𑌿𑌮𑍁𑌞𑍍𑌚 𑌮𑌾 ॥ 8-4॥

Roman (IAST) Transliteration

aṣṭāvakra uvāca ||

tadā bandho yadā cittaṃ kiñcid vāñchati śocati |

kiñcin muñcati gṛhṇāti kiñciddhṛṣyati kupyati || 8-1||

tadā muktiryadā cittaṃ na vāñchati na śocati |

na muñcati na gṛhṇāti na hṛṣyati na kupyati || 8-2||

tadā bandho yadā cittaṃ saktaṃ kāsvapi dṛṣṭiṣu |

tadā mokṣo yadā cittamasaktaṃ sarvadṛṣṭiṣu || 8-3||

yadā nāhaṃ tadā mokṣo yadāhaṃ bandhanaṃ tadā |

matveti helayā kiñcinmā gṛhāṇa vimuñca mā || 8-4||