aṣṭāvakra uvācha ॥
avināśinamātmānamēkaṃ vijñāya tattvataḥ ।
tavātmajñānasya dhīrasya kathamarthārjanē ratiḥ ॥ 3-1॥
ātmājñānādahō prītirviṣayabhramagōcharē ।
śuktērajñānatō lōbhō yathā rajatavibhramē ॥ 3-2॥
viśvaṃ sphurati yatrēdaṃ taraṅgā iva sāgarē ।
sō’hamasmīti vijñāya kiṃ dīna iva dhāvasi ॥ 3-3॥
śrutvāpi śuddhachaitanya ātmānamatisundaram ।
upasthē’tyantasaṃsaktō mālinyamadhigachChati ॥ 3-4॥
sarvabhūtēṣu chātmānaṃ sarvabhūtāni chātmani ।
munērjānata āścharyaṃ mamatvamanuvartatē ॥ 3-5॥
āsthitaḥ paramādvaitaṃ mōkṣārthē’pi vyavasthitaḥ ।
āścharyaṃ kāmavaśagō vikalaḥ kēliśikṣayā ॥ 3-6॥
udbhūtaṃ jñānadurmitramavadhāryātidurbalaḥ ।
āścharyaṃ kāmamākāṅkṣēt kālamantamanuśritaḥ ॥ 3-7॥
ihāmutra viraktasya nityānityavivēkinaḥ ।
āścharyaṃ mōkṣakāmasya mōkṣād ēva vibhīṣikā ॥ 3-8॥
dhīrastu bhōjyamānō’pi pīḍyamānō’pi sarvadā ।
ātmānaṃ kēvalaṃ paśyan na tuṣyati na kupyati ॥ 3-9॥
chēṣṭamānaṃ śarīraṃ svaṃ paśyatyanyaśarīravat ।
saṃstavē chāpi nindāyāṃ kathaṃ kṣubhyēt mahāśayaḥ ॥ 3-10॥
māyāmātramidaṃ viśvaṃ paśyan vigatakautukaḥ ।
api sannihitē mṛtyau kathaṃ trasyati dhīradhīḥ ॥ 3-11॥
niḥspṛhaṃ mānasaṃ yasya nairāśyē’pi mahātmanaḥ ।
tasyātmajñānatṛptasya tulanā kēna jāyatē ॥ 3-12॥
svabhāvād ēva jānānō dṛśyamētanna kiñchana ।
idaṃ grāhyamidaṃ tyājyaṃ sa kiṃ paśyati dhīradhīḥ ॥ 3-13॥
antastyaktakaṣāyasya nirdvandvasya nirāśiṣaḥ ।
yadṛchChayāgatō bhōgō na duḥkhāya na tuṣṭayē ॥ 3-14॥