Karma Siddhanta · Traditional devotional text · Source: vignanam.org (Traditional devotional text (public-domain shlokas))
aṣṭāvakra uvācha
yathātathōpadēśēna kṛtārthaḥ sattvabuddhimān । ājīvamapi jijñāsuḥ parastatra vimuhyati ॥ 15-1
mōkṣō viṣayavairasyaṃ bandhō vaiṣayikō rasaḥ । ētāvadēva vijñānaṃ yathēchChasi tathā kuru ॥ 15-2॥
vāgmiprājñāmahōdyōgaṃ janaṃ mūkajaḍālasam । karōti tattvabōdhō'yamatastyaktō bubhukṣabhiḥ ॥ 15-3॥
na tvaṃ dēhō na tē dēhō bhōktā kartā na vā bhavān । chidrūpō'si sadā sākṣī nirapēkṣaḥ sukhaṃ chara ॥ 15-4॥
rāgadvēṣau manōdharmau na manastē kadāchana । nirvikalpō'si bōdhātmā nirvikāraḥ sukhaṃ chara ॥ 15-5॥
sarvabhūtēṣu chātmānaṃ sarvabhūtāni chātmani । vijñāya nirahaṅkārō nirmamastvaṃ sukhī bhava ॥ 15-6॥
viśvaṃ sphurati yatrēdaṃ taraṅgā iva sāgarē । tattvamēva na sandēhaśchinmūrtē vijvarō bhava ॥ 15-7॥
śraddhasva tāta śraddhasva nātra mōhaṃ kuruṣva bhōḥ । jñānasvarūpō bhagavānātmā tvaṃ prakṛtēḥ paraḥ ॥ 15-8॥
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