Chapter-18, Verse 30

Ashtavakra Gita Verse 18.30

नोद्विग्नं न च सन्तुष्टमकर्तृ स्पन्दवर्जितम् ।

निराशं गतसन्देहं चित्तं मुक्तस्य राजते ॥ ३० ॥

The mind of the God Realized man is never upset or pleased. It shines unmoving, desireless, and free from doubt. (18.30)

The first sentence describes the State of Equanimity of the Realized man, who is neither disturbed by sorrow nor elated by joy. He is detached from the dualities of the world and remains unaffected by them. He does not identify with the body, the senses, or the mind, which are constantly changing and subject to suffering.

The second sentence describes the State of Stillness of the Realized man, who is free from the sense of doership and ownership. He does not perform any action, nor does he experience any reaction. He is beyond the law of karma and the cycle of birth and death. He does not have any desire, attachment, or aversion, which are the causes of bondage and agitation.

The third sentence describes the state of clarity of the Realized man, who is free from doubt and ignorance. He knows his True Nature as Pure Awareness, the Witness of everything. He does not have any false notions or misconceptions about himself or the world. He is Self-Realized and self-sufficient, shining with his own light.

This can be compared with three similar verses from Vedic texts, for context. 

- Yoga Vasistha 6.2.114

न चास्ति किञ्चित् कर्तृत्वं नाकर्तृत्वं न चास्ति मे । अहं चेतन एवास्मि निर्विकल्पो निराकृतिः ॥

There is no doership in me, nor is there non-doership. I am Pure Consciousness alone, without any distinctions or modifications.

- Yoga Vasistha 6.2.115

न चास्ति विषयो नास्ति विषयी नास्ति चात्मनः । एक एवाहमात्मानं विजानामि विमुक्तये ॥

There is no object, nor is there a subject, nor is there a Self. I alone know myself as the One, for the sake of Realization. 

- Yoga Vasistha 6.2.116

न चास्ति बन्धो न मोक्षो न चास्ति सुखदुःखयोः । एक एवाहमद्वैतो निर्विकारो निरञ्जनः ॥

There is no bondage, nor is there Realization, nor is there pleasure or pain. I alone am the non-dual, changeless, and immaculate.

These verses from the Yoga Vasistha, which is a dialogue between sage Vasistha and prince Rama, express the same essence as the Ashtavakra Gita verse, which is a dialogue between sage Ashtavakra and king Janaka. They both emphasize the Supreme State of the God-Realized man, who is free from all concepts, attributes, and limitations, and who realizes his identity with the Absolute Reality. They both belong to the school of Advaita Vedanta, which teaches the non-duality of the Self and Brahman, the Ultimate Reality..