Chapter-4, Verse 2

Ashtavakra Gita Verse 4.2

यत्पदं प्रेप्सवो दीनाः शक्राद्याः सर्वदेवताः। अहो तत्र स्थितो योगी न हर्षमुपगच्छति॥२॥

2. O Marvel! The yogin does not feel elated abiding in that state which Indra and others hanker after and become unhappy (because they cannot attain it). 

The happiness and Bliss experienced by a Man of Perfection is from the blissful Self. It is this state of perfect happiness that the gods and their king, Indra, are seeking in the subtle sensuous fields of the heavens! They feel disappointed and cheated because of the inherent imperfections in the completeness of even the heavenly sense objects. 

In this state of Absolute Bliss also, the Man of Wisdom cannot be considered as elated. It is the taste-less state achieved by very few. In deep sleep, the sleeper is not separate from the sleep. Janaka here points out from his own deep inner sense of fulfilment and Bliss in the experience of the Self. In view of this complete satisfaction, ever lived within, why should he get himself involved in the apparent sensuous fields of pleasures available in his palace? How then can the responsibilities of the throne ever distract him?