Karma Siddhanta · Traditional devotional text · Source: vignanam.org (Traditional devotional text (public-domain shlokas))
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॥
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