Karma Siddhanta · Traditional devotional text · Source: vignanam.org (Traditional devotional text (public-domain shlokas))
aṣṭāvakra uvācha
tēna jñānaphalaṃ prāptaṃ yōgābhyāsaphalaṃ tathā । tṛptaḥ svachChēndriyō nityamēkākī ramatē tu yaḥ ॥ 17-1
na kadāchijjagatyasmin tattvajñō hanta khidyati । yata ēkēna tēnēdaṃ pūrṇaṃ brahmāṇḍamaṇḍalam ॥ 17-2॥
na jātu viṣayāḥ kē'pi svārāmaṃ harṣayantyamī । sallakīpallavaprītamivēbhaṃ nimbapallavāḥ ॥ 17-3॥
yastu bhōgēṣu bhuktēṣu na bhavatyadhivāsitaḥ । abhuktēṣu nirākāṅkṣī tādṛśō bhavadurlabhaḥ ॥ 17-4॥
bubhukṣuriha saṃsārē mumukṣurapi dṛśyatē । bhōgamōkṣanirākāṅkṣī viralō hi mahāśayaḥ ॥ 17-5॥
dharmārthakāmamōkṣēṣu jīvitē maraṇē tathā । kasyāpyudārachittasya hēyōpādēyatā na hi ॥ 17-6॥
vāñChā na viśvavilayē na dvēṣastasya cha sthitau । yathā jīvikayā tasmād dhanya āstē yathā sukham ॥ 17-7॥
kṛtārthō'nēna jñānēnētyēvaṃ galitadhīḥ kṛtī । paśyan śṛṇvan spṛśan jighrann aśnannāstē yathā sukham ॥ 17-8॥
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na muktō viṣayadvēṣṭā na vā viṣayalōlupaḥ । asaṃsaktamanā nityaṃ prāptāprāptamupāśnutē ॥ 17-17॥
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