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॥