aṣṭāvakra uvāca ||
avināśinamātmānamekaṃ vijñāya tattvataḥ |
tavātmajñānasya dhīrasya kathamarthārjane ratiḥ || 3-1||
ātmājñānādaho prītirviṣayabhramagocare |
śukterajñānato lobho yathā rajatavibhrame || 3-2||
viśvaṃ sphurati yatredaṃ taraṅgā iva sāgare |
so'hamasmīti vijñāya kiṃ dīna iva dhāvasi || 3-3||
śrutvāpi śuddhacaitanya ātmānamatisundaram |
upasthe'tyantasaṃsakto mālinyamadhigacchati || 3-4||
sarvabhūteṣu cātmānaṃ sarvabhūtāni cātmani |
munerjānata āścaryaṃ mamatvamanuvartate || 3-5||
āsthitaḥ paramādvaitaṃ mokṣārthe'pi vyavasthitaḥ |
āścaryaṃ kāmavaśago vikalaḥ keliśikṣayā || 3-6||
udbhūtaṃ jñānadurmitramavadhāryātidurbalaḥ |
āścaryaṃ kāmamākāṅkṣet kālamantamanuśritaḥ || 3-7||
ihāmutra viraktasya nityānityavivekinaḥ |
āścaryaṃ mokṣakāmasya mokṣād eva vibhīṣikā || 3-8||
dhīrastu bhojyamāno'pi pīḍyamāno'pi sarvadā |
ātmānaṃ kevalaṃ paśyan na tuṣyati na kupyati || 3-9||
ceṣṭamānaṃ śarīraṃ svaṃ paśyatyanyaśarīravat |
saṃstave cāpi nindāyāṃ kathaṃ kṣubhyet mahāśayaḥ || 3-10||
māyāmātramidaṃ viśvaṃ paśyan vigatakautukaḥ |
api sannihite mṛtyau kathaṃ trasyati dhīradhīḥ || 3-11||
niḥspṛhaṃ mānasaṃ yasya nairāśye'pi mahātmanaḥ |
tasyātmajñānatṛptasya tulanā kena jāyate || 3-12||
svabhāvād eva jānāno dṛśyametanna kiñcana |
idaṃ grāhyamidaṃ tyājyaṃ sa kiṃ paśyati dhīradhīḥ || 3-13||
antastyaktakaṣāyasya nirdvandvasya nirāśiṣaḥ |
yadṛcchayāgato bhogo na duḥkhāya na tuṣṭaye || 3-14||