Karma Siddhanta · Traditional devotional text · Source: vignanam.org (Traditional devotional text (public-domain shlokas))
aṣṭāvakra uvācha
bhāvābhāvavikāraścha svabhāvāditi niśchayī । nirvikārō gataklēśaḥ sukhēnaivōpaśāmyati ॥ 11-1
īśvaraḥ sarvanirmātā nēhānya iti niśchayī । antargalitasarvāśaḥ śāntaḥ kvāpi na sajjatē ॥ 11-2॥
āpadaḥ sampadaḥ kālē daivādēvēti niśchayī । tṛptaḥ svasthēndriyō nityaṃ na vāñChati na śōchati ॥ 11-3॥
sukhaduḥkhē janmamṛtyū daivādēvēti niśchayī । sādhyādarśī nirāyāsaḥ kurvannapi na lipyatē ॥ 11-4॥
chintayā jāyatē duḥkhaṃ nānyathēhēti niśchayī । tayā hīnaḥ sukhī śāntaḥ sarvatra galitaspṛhaḥ ॥ 11-5॥
nāhaṃ dēhō na mē dēhō bōdhō'hamiti niśchayī । kaivalyamiva samprāptō na smaratyakṛtaṃ kṛtam ॥ 11-6॥
ābrahmastambaparyantamahamēvēti niśchayī । nirvikalpaḥ śuchiḥ śāntaḥ prāptāprāptavinirvṛtaḥ ॥ 11-7॥
nānāścharyamidaṃ viśvaṃ na kiñchiditi niśchayī । nirvāsanaḥ sphūrtimātrō na kiñchidiva śāmyati ॥ 11-8॥
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