अष्टावक्र उवाच यथातथोपदेशेन कृतार्थः सत्त्वबुद्धिमान्। आजीवमपि जिज्ञासुः परस्तत्र विमुह्यति॥
A man with honest approach can attain enlightenment by ordinary instructions. Without it even the life long curiosity is not going to help
मोक्षो विषयवैरस्यं बन्धो वैषयिको रसः। एतावदेव विज्ञानं यथेच्छसि तथा कुरु॥
Indifference in sense objects is liberation and interest in them is bondage. Knowing thus, do as you like
वाग्मिप्राज्ञामहोद्योगं जनं मूकजडालसं। करोति तत्त्वबोधोऽयम- तस्त्यक्तो बुभुक्षभिः॥
Eloquent, intelligent and industrious men become calm, silent and inactive after knowing the Truth so the people who are after worldly pleasure discard it
न त्वं देहो न ते देहो भोक्ता कर्ता न वा भवान्। चिद्रूपोऽसि सदा साक्षी निरपेक्षः सुखं चर॥
Neither are you this body nor this body is yours, you are not the doer of actions or the one who bears their results. You are consciousness, eternal witness and without desires so stay blissfully
रागद्वेषौ मनोधर्मौ न मनस्ते कदाचन। निर्विकल्पोऽसि बोधात्मा निर्विकारः सुखं चर॥
Liking and disliking are traits of mind and you are not mind in any case. You are choice-less. You are of the form of knowledge and flawless so stay blissfully
सर्वभूतेषु चात्मानं सर्वभूतानि चात्मनि। विज्ञाय निरहंकारो निर्ममस्त्वं सुखी भव॥
Know that all beings exist in you and you exist in all beings. So leave ego and attachment and stay blissfully
विश्वं स्फुरति यत्रेदं तरंगा इव सागरे। तत्त्वमेव न सन्देह- श्चिन्मूर्ते विज्वरो भव॥
Undoubtedly, this world is created from you just like waves from the sea. You are consciousness so leave all worries
श्रद्धस्व तात श्रद्धस्व नात्र मोऽहं कुरुष्व भोः। ज्ञानस्वरूपो भगवा- नात्मा त्वं प्रकृतेः परः॥
O dear, trust your experience, have faith on it. Don't have any doubt on this experience. You are Knowledge. You are beyond nature and Lord
गुणैः संवेष्टितो देह- स्तिष्ठत्यायाति याति च। आत्मा न गंता नागंता किमेनमनुशोचसि॥
This body, which is composed of three attributes of nature stays, comes and goes. Soul (you) neither come nor go, so why do you bother about it
देहस्तिष्ठतु कल्पान्तं गच्छत्वद्यैव वा पुनः। क्व वृद्धिः क्व च वा हानिस्- तव चिन्मात्ररूपिणः॥
This body may remain till the end of Nature or is destroyed today, you are not going to gain and lose anything from it as you are consciousness
त्वय्यनंतमहांभोधौ विश्ववीचिः स्वभावतः। उदेतु वास्तमायातु न ते वृद्धिर्न वा क्षतिः॥
This world rises and subsides in you naturally as waves in a great ocean. You do not gain or lose from it
तात चिन्मात्ररूपोऽसि न ते भिन्नमिदं जगत्। अतः कस्य कथं कुत्र हेयोपादेयकल्पना॥
O dear! you are pure consciousness only and this world is not separate from you. So how can anything be considered superior or inferior
एकस्मिन्नव्यये शान्ते चिदाकाशेऽमले त्वयि। कुतो जन्म कुतो कर्म कुतोऽहंकार एव च॥
You are alone in this imperishable, calm, conscious and stainless space so how can birth, action and ego be imagined in you
यत्त्वं पश्यसि तत्रैकस्- त्वमेव प्रतिभाससे। किं पृथक् भासते स्वर्णात् कटकांगदनूपुरम्॥
You being one, appear to be many due to your multiple reflection. Is gold different from bracelets, armlets and anklets?
अयं सोऽहमयं नाहं विभागमिति संत्यज। सर्वमात्मेति निश्चित्य निःसङ्कल्पः सुखी भव॥
This is me and that is not me, give up all such dualities. Decide that as a soul, you are everything, have no other resolutions and stay blissfully
तवैवाज्ञानतो विश्वं त्वमेकः परमार्थतः। त्वत्तोऽन्यो नास्ति संसारी नासंसारी च कश्चन॥
This world appears to be real only due to ignorance. You alone exist in reality. There is nothing worldly or unworldly apart from you any how
भ्रान्तिमात्रमिदं विश्वं न किंचिदिति निश्चयी। निर्वासनः स्फूर्तिमात्रो न किंचिदिव शाम्यति॥
Decide that, this world is unreal like an illusion(or dream) and does not exist at all. Without becoming free from desires and actions, nobody attains peace
एक एव भवांभोधा- वासीदस्ति भविष्यति। न ते बन्धोऽस्ति मोक्षो वा कृत्यकृत्यः सुखं चर॥
Truth or the ocean of being alone existed, exists and will exist. You neither have bondage nor liberation. Be fulfilled and wander happily
मा सङ्कल्पविकल्पाभ्यां चित्तं क्षोभय चिन्मय। उपशाम्य सुखं तिष्ठ स्वात्मन्यानन्दविग्रहे॥
You are of the form of consciousness, do not get anxious with different resolves and alternatives. Be at peace and remain in your blissful form pleasantly
त्यजैव ध्यानं सर्वत्र मा किंचिद् हृदि धारय। आत्मा त्वं मुक्त एवासि किं विमृश्य करिष्यसि॥
Remove your focus from anything and everything and do not think in your heart. You are soul and free by your very nature, what is there to think in it?