Ashtavakra Gita Verse 18.60
स्वभावाद्यस्य नैवार्तिर्लोकवद्व्यवहारिणः ।
महाह्रद इवाक्षोभ्यो गतक्लेशः स शोभते ॥ ६० ॥
One who, due to his inner disposition even when engaged in practical affairs of life, does not have any distress, like ordinary people have; he remains unagitated like a vast lake, with all his sorrows extinguished, he indeed, shines.
This verse describes the state of a person who has Realized his True Self as the Supreme Reality. He is free from all attachments, desires, and fears that cause suffering in the world. He does not identify with his body, mind, or ego, but with his pure consciousness that is blissful, eternal, and unchanging. He is not affected by the dualities of pleasure and pain, success and failure, honor and dishonor, etc.
He lives in the present moment, without any expectations or regrets. He is like a great lake that is calm and serene, unaffected by the waves and storms on the surface. He shines with the radiance of his inner peace and joy.
This verse is similar to some other verses from Vedic texts that also express the idea of Realization, detachment, and equanimity.
- In the Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 2, Verse 70, Krishna says:
आपूर्यमाणमचलप्रतिष्ठं
समुद्रमापः प्रविशन्ति यद्वत् |
तद्वत्कामा यं प्रविशन्ति सर्वे
स शान्तिमाप्नोति न कामकामी || ७० ||
He attains peace who, having relinquished all desires, is the same in success and failure, just as the ocean is the same to all the rivers that enter it.
- In the Mundaka Upanishad, Chapter 3, Section 2, Verse 8, it is said:
यदा पञ्चावतिष्ठन्ते ज्ञानानि मनसा सह ।
बुद्धिश्च न विचेष्टते तामाहुः परमां गतिम् ॥ ८ ॥
When the five senses and the mind are still, and the intellect wavers not, that, they say, is the Highest State.
- In the Yoga Sutras, Chapter 1, Verse 2, Patanjali defines yoga as:
योगश्चित्तवृत्तिनिरोधः
Yoga is the restraint of the modifications of the mind.
These verses also convey the message that the Ultimate Goal of human life is to attain a state of inner peace and harmony, by transcending the fluctuations of the mind and the senses, and by realizing one's True Nature as the Self.
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