Ashtavakra Gita Verse 15.13
एकस्मिन्नव्यये शान्ते चिदाकाशे'मले त्वयि
कुतो जन्म कुतो कर्म कुतोऽहंकार एव च
In you, the one, imperishable, peaceful, Pure Consciousness, where is birth, where is action, where is ego?
The meaning of this verse is that the true Self of a person is not the body, mind, or ego, but the Pure Awareness that is beyond all changes and limitations. The Verse asks the reader to meditate on this Self and realize that there is no birth, death, or karma for the Self, as these are only phenomena of the relative world. The verse also implies that the Self is identical with Brahman, the Supreme Reality, which is one, eternal, and blissful.
The verse is a profound expression of the Advaita Vedanta philosophy, which teaches that there is no essential difference between the individual Self and the universal Self. The Verse challenges the reader to transcend the false identification with the body-mind complex and the ego, which are the sources of ignorance, bondage, and suffering. The Verse urges the reader to attain the state of liberation, which is the Realization of one's True Nature as Pure Consciousness.
The verse can be compared with similar verses from other Vedic texts, which also convey the same message of non-duality and Self knowledge.
- Mandukya Upanishad 7:
नान्तःप्रज्ञं न बहिष्प्रज्ञं नोभयतःप्रज्ञं न प्रज्ञानघनं न प्रज्ञं नाप्रज्ञम्
Not inwardly cognitive, not outwardly cognitive, not both-wise cognitive, not a cognition-mass, not cognitive, not non-cognitive.
- Rigveda 1.164.46:
एकं सद्विप्रा बहुधा वदन्ति
The One Being the wise call by many names
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