aṣṭāvakra uvācha ॥

vihāya vairiṇaṃ kāmamarthaṃ chānarthasaṅkulam ।
dharmamapyētayōrhētuṃ sarvatrānādaraṃ kuru ॥ 10-1॥

svapnēndrajālavat paśya dināni trīṇi pañcha vā ।
mitrakṣētradhanāgāradāradāyādisampadaḥ ॥ 10-2॥

yatra yatra bhavēttṛṣṇā saṃsāraṃ viddhi tatra vai ।
prauḍhavairāgyamāśritya vītatṛṣṇaḥ sukhī bhava ॥ 10-3॥

tṛṣṇāmātrātmakō bandhastannāśō mōkṣa uchyatē ।
bhavāsaṃsaktimātrēṇa prāptituṣṭirmuhurmuhuḥ ॥ 10-4॥

tvamēkaśchētanaḥ śuddhō jaḍaṃ viśvamasattathā ।
avidyāpi na kiñchitsā kā bubhutsā tathāpi tē ॥ 10-5॥

rājyaṃ sutāḥ kalatrāṇi śarīrāṇi sukhāni cha ।
saṃsaktasyāpi naṣṭāni tava janmani janmani ॥ 10-6॥

alamarthēna kāmēna sukṛtēnāpi karmaṇā ।
ēbhyaḥ saṃsārakāntārē na viśrāntamabhūn manaḥ ॥ 10-7॥

kṛtaṃ na kati janmāni kāyēna manasā girā ।
duḥkhamāyāsadaṃ karma tadadyāpyuparamyatām ॥ 10-8॥