Chapter-11, Verse 2

Ashtavakra Gita Verse 11.2

ईश्वरः सर्वनिर्माता नेहान्य इति निश्चयी। अन्तर्गलितसर्वाशः शान्तः क्वापि न सज्जते॥२॥

2. He who has understood with certitude that God (Self) is the Creator of all and there is none else here, becomes calm with all his inner desires melted away. He is no longer attached to anything whatsoever. 

If from the great Reality, the world of plurality is projected, the created world cannot be other than the material from which it has been created. Thus, the Creator and the created are not two separate factors. 

The created universe is only yet another form of the Creator. The ornaments made of gold cannot be other than gold. Thought disturbances in the mind and the consequent gross perceptions of the outer universe are all existing in the Self illuminated by Its light of Consciousness. The student, who has understood this with certitude, becomes calm, for his desires get melted away. 

What is there for him to desire that is other than his own Self? Since, there are no desires, there cannot be any attachment for him, as there is nothing other than himself, for him to covet and to feel entangled with. In these verses we must not forget that we are given a chance to peep at the world through the intellect of a Man of Realisation!