Chapter-18, Verse 79

Ashtavakra Gita Verse 18.79

क्व धैर्यं क्व विवेकित्वं क्व निरातङ्कताऽपि वा । अनिर्वाच्यस्वभावस्य निःस्वभावस्य योगिनः ॥ ७९ ॥

Where is fortitude, where is discrimination, where is freedom from fear, for the yogi whose nature is beyond description and free of individuality?

The meaning of this verse is that the yogi who has Realized his True Nature as the one Pure Awareness, which is indescribable and devoid of any attributes, does not need any of the qualities that are usually considered essential for spiritual seekers. He does not need fortitude, because he is not affected by any pain or pleasure. He does not need discrimination, because he does not see any difference between himself and others. He does not need freedom from fear, because he has no attachment or aversion to anything. He is beyond all dualities and limitations, and therefore he is always free and happy.

Some similar verses from other Vedic texts are:

 - Mundaka Upanishad 2.2.10

न तत्र सूर्यो भाति न चन्द्रतारकं नेमा विद्युतो भान्ति कुतोऽयमग्निः । तमेव भान्तमनुभाति सर्वं तस्य भासा सर्वमिदं विभाति ॥

There the sun does not shine, nor the moon and the stars, nor these lightning, much less this fire. When he shines, everything shines after him; by his light, all this is lighted.

The meaning of this verse is that the Supreme Brahman, the Source of all existence, is self-luminous and does not depend on any external sources of light. He is the light of all lights, and everything else shines because of him. He is the innermost Self of all beings, and by his Grace, everything becomes manifest.

 - Bhagavad Gita 6.28

यदा पञ्चावतिष्ठन्ते ज्ञानानि मनसा सह ।

बुद्धिश्च न विचेष्टते तामाहुः परमां गतिम् ॥

When the mind, along with the senses, is restrained from their objects, and the intellect does not waver, that is called the Supreme State.

The meaning of this verse is that the yogi who has attained the State of samadhi, or complete absorption in the Self, is free from all distractions and fluctuations of the mind and the intellect. He has withdrawn his senses from the worldly pleasures and has fixed his mind on the Self alone. He has transcended the realm of duality and has attained the Supreme Peace and Bliss.