Ashtavakra Gita Verse 3.1
अविनाशिनमात्मानमेकं विज्ञाय तत्त्वतः। तवात्मज्ञस्य धीरस्य कथमर्थार्ज ने रतिः॥१॥
Aṣṭāvakra said :
1. Having known the Self in its True Nature as indestructible and one, how is it that you, a knower of the Self and one poised in wisdom, feel passion for the accumulation of wealth?
The Self-Realized Saint Janaka continued to administer his kingdom all through his life. Aṣṭāvakra is, in these taunting verses, ridiculing the apparent contradiction in Janaka's claimed inner vision and demonstrated outer actions. Having Realized the Self, as the one indestructible Supreme Truth, how can he still continue the vigorous activity of the world outside, acquiring and spending wealth and living the political and social responsibilities of a righteous ruler?
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