Chapter-19, Verse 07

Ashtavakra Gita Verse 19.7 

क्व मृत्युर्जीवितं वा क्व लोकाः क्वास्य क्व लौकिकम् ।

क्व लयः क्व समाधिर्वा स्वमहिम्नि स्थितस्य मे ॥ ७ ॥

For me established in my own glory, there is no life or death, no worlds or things of the world, no distraction and no stillness of mind.

Here Janak declares his Realization of the Supreme Self, which is beyond all dualities and distinctions. He says that he is not affected by the concepts of life and death, which are based on the identification with the body and the mind. He also says that he is not concerned with the various realms of existence or the worldly affairs, which are based on the attachment to the senses and the objects of desire. He further says that he is not disturbed by the fluctuations of the mind or the states of meditation, which are based on the notion of a separate individual self. He affirms that he is established in his own glory, which is the Pure Awareness that is the essence of everything.

This verse expresses the Ultimate Goal of Advaita Vedanta, which is to Realize one's True Nature as the non-dual, self-luminous, and blissful Consciousness, which is also called Brahman, Atman, or the Self. This Realization is achieved by negating all the false identifications and attachments that cause ignorance and suffering, and by affirming the identity of the individual Self and the universal Self, which are one and the same. 

This verse can be compared with similar verses from other Vedic texts, which also convey the same message of non-duality and self-realization. Here are some examples:

- Bhagavad Gita 2.20:

न जायते म्रियते वा कदाचि-

न्नायं भूत्वा भविता वा न भूयः ।

अजो नित्यः शाश्वतोऽयं पुराणो

न हन्यते हन्यमाने शरीरे ॥ २० ॥

He is never born nor dies at any time. Nor does he come into being again when he is created. He is unborn, eternal, ever-existing and primeval. He is not slain when the body is slain. 

This verse is spoken by Krishna, the Supreme Lord and the teacher of the Bhagavad Gita, to Arjuna, his friend and disciple, when he instructs him about the Nature of the Self and the Reality. He says that the Self is not the physical body, which is subject to birth, death, and change, but the spiritual soul, which is eternal, unchanging, and indestructible. He says that the soul is not affected by the actions and reactions of the body, which are governed by the laws of karma. He says that the soul is the part and parcel of the Supreme soul, which is the Source and the Controller of everything. He says that this is the Highest Wisdom. 

- Yoga Vashishta 6.2.34:

अहं विश्वं विश्वं चाहं नाहं विश्वं विश्वं नाहम् ।

अहं चिदानन्दरूपो विश्वं चिदानन्दरूपम् ॥ ३४ ॥

I am the universe and the universe is me. I am not the universe and the universe is not me. I am the form of Consciousness and Bliss and the universe is the form of Consciousness and Bliss. 

This verse is spoken by Vashishta, a sage and a teacher of Advaita Vedanta, to Rama, the prince and the hero of the Ramayana, when he instructs him about the nature of the Self and the Reality. He says that the Self is not different from the universe, which is the manifestation of the Supreme Self, but also not the same as the universe, which is the appearance of the Supreme Self. He says that the Self is the essence of Consciousness and Bliss, which is the Nature of the Supreme Self, and the universe is also the expression of Consciousness and Bliss, which is the power of the Supreme Self. He says that this is the highest truth and the highest freedom.