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Chapter 19

8 verses

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जनक उवाच- तत्त्वविज्ञानसन्दंश- मादाय हृदयोदरात्। नानाविधपरामर्श- शल्योद्धारः कृतो मया॥

King Janak says - Using the hook of self-knowledge, thorns of various opinions have extracted out from inside of heart by me

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क्व धर्मः क्व च वा कामः क्व चार्थः क्व विवेकिता। क्व द्वैतं क्व च वाऽद्वैतं स्वमहिम्नि स्थितस्य मे॥

There are no righteousness and duty, no objective or discretion, no duality or non-duality for me, who is established in Self

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क्व भूतं क्व भविष्यद् वा वर्तमानमपि क्व वा। क्व देशः क्व च वा नित्यं स्वमहिम्नि स्थितस्य मे॥

There is no past, future or present, there is no space or time for me , who is established in Self

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क्व चात्मा क्व च वानात्मा क्व शुभं क्वाशुभं तथा। क्व चिन्ता क्व च वाचिन्ता स्वमहिम्नि स्थितस्य मे॥

There is no self or non-self, nothing auspicious or evil, no thought or absence of them for me, who is established in Self

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क्व स्वप्नः क्व सुषुप्तिर्वा क्व च जागरणं तथा। क्व तुरियं भयं वापि स्वमहिम्नि स्थितस्य मे॥

There are no states as dreams or sleep or waking. There is no fourth state 'Turiya' beyond these, and no fear for me , who is established in Self

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क्व दूरं क्व समीपं वा बाह्यं क्वाभ्यन्तरं क्व वा। क्व स्थूलं क्व च वा सूक्ष्मं स्वमहिम्नि स्थितस्य मे॥

There is nothing distant or near, nothing within or without, nothing large or subtle for me, who is established in Self

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क्व मृत्युर्जीवितं वा क्व लोकाः क्वास्य क्व लौकिकं। क्व लयः क्व समाधिर्वा स्वमहिम्नि स्थितस्य मे॥

There is no life or death, not this world or any outer world, no annihilation or meditative state for me, who is established in Self

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अलं त्रिवर्गकथया योगस्य कथयाप्यलं। अलं विज्ञानकथया विश्रान्तस्य ममात्मनि॥

For me who has taken eternal refuge in Self, discussion on three goals of life is useless, discussion on yoga is useless, discussion on knowledge is useless

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