Ashtavakra Gita Verse 13.6
स्वपतो नास्ति मे हानिः सिद्धिर्यत्नवतो न वा। नाशोल्लासौ विहायास्मादहमासे यथासुखम्॥६॥
6. I do not lose anything by sleeping, nor gain anything by striving. So giving up thoughts of loss and delight, I live in true happiness.
Having gained the Infinite Bliss, to the Man of Perfection there is nothing to gain by the diligent and exhausting efforts, nor can anything be taken away from his inner spiritual sovereignty, if he rests in total peace, apparently living a life of inactivity or living a life of ‘sleep’.
In his inner state of fullness there is nothing for him to gain by actions, nor can he lose anything from the treasures of his inner tranquillity, by not acting. All his anxieties for happiness or his fears for the losses, have been totally given up along with his sense of ego and thus, declares Janaka ‘I live in true happiness’.
Please do note that Janak is describing the mental state of a person who is Self-Realized and in Constant Remembrance of God.
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