అష్టావక్ర గీతా షోడశోఽధ్యాయః

aṣṭāvakra uvācha

āchakṣva śṛṇu vā tāta nānāśāstrāṇyanēkaśaḥ । tathāpi na tava svāsthyaṃ sarvavismaraṇādṛtē ॥ 16-1

bhōgaṃ karma samādhiṃ vā kuru vijña tathāpi tē । chittaṃ nirastasarvāśamatyarthaṃ rōchayiṣyati ॥ 16-2॥

āyāsātsakalō duḥkhī nainaṃ jānāti kaśchana । anēnaivōpadēśēna dhanyaḥ prāpnōti nirvṛtim ॥ 16-3॥

vyāpārē khidyatē yastu nimēṣōnmēṣayōrapi । tasyālasya dhurīṇasya sukhaṃ nānyasya kasyachit ॥ 16-4॥

idaṃ kṛtamidaṃ nēti dvandvairmuktaṃ yadā manaḥ । dharmārthakāmamōkṣēṣu nirapēkṣaṃ tadā bhavēt ॥ 16-5॥

viraktō viṣayadvēṣṭā rāgī viṣayalōlupaḥ । grahamōkṣavihīnastu na viraktō na rāgavān ॥ 16-6॥

hēyōpādēyatā tāvatsaṃsāraviṭapāṅkuraḥ । spṛhā jīvati yāvad vai nirvichāradaśāspadam ॥ 16-7॥

pravṛttau jāyatē rāgō nirvṛttau dvēṣa ēva hi । nirdvandvō bālavad dhīmān ēvamēva vyavasthitaḥ ॥ 16-8॥