aṣṭāvakra uvācha ॥

kṛtākṛtē cha dvandvāni kadā śāntāni kasya vā ।
ēvaṃ jñātvēha nirvēdād bhava tyāgaparō’vratī ॥ 9-1॥

kasyāpi tāta dhanyasya lōkachēṣṭāvalōkanāt ।
jīvitēchChā bubhukṣā cha bubhutsōpaśamaṃ gatāḥ ॥ 9-2॥

anityaṃ sarvamēvēdaṃ tāpatritayadūṣitam ।
asāraṃ ninditaṃ hēyamiti niśchitya śāmyati ॥ 9-3॥

kō’sau kālō vayaḥ kiṃ vā yatra dvandvāni nō nṛṇām ।
tānyupēkṣya yathāprāptavartī siddhimavāpnuyāt ॥ 9-4॥

nānā mataṃ maharṣīṇāṃ sādhūnāṃ yōgināṃ tathā ।
dṛṣṭvā nirvēdamāpannaḥ kō na śāmyati mānavaḥ ॥ 9-5॥

kṛtvā mūrtiparijñānaṃ chaitanyasya na kiṃ guruḥ ।
nirvēdasamatāyuktyā yastārayati saṃsṛtēḥ ॥ 9-6॥

paśya bhūtavikārāṃstvaṃ bhūtamātrān yathārthataḥ ।
tatkṣaṇād bandhanirmuktaḥ svarūpasthō bhaviṣyasi ॥ 9-7॥

vāsanā ēva saṃsāra iti sarvā vimuñcha tāḥ ।
tattyāgō vāsanātyāgātsthitiradya yathā tathā ॥ 9-8॥