Chapter-20, Verse 02

Ashtavakra Gita Verse 20.2 

क्व शास्त्रं क्वात्मविज्ञानं क्व वा निर्विषयं मनः। क्व तृप्तिः क्व वितृष्णत्वं गतद्वन्द्वस्य मे सदा॥२॥

For me, there is no scripture, no knowledge, no mind free from objects, no satisfaction, no liberation, and no removal of duality.

This verse emphasizes the state of Self-Realization, where the seeker transcends all concepts and experiences the Absolute Reality. The verse negates the need for scriptures, self-knowledge, and even a mind free from objects, as these are all tools on the path to Realization. In the state of oneness, there is no duality of subject and object, no desire for satisfaction or liberation, as these concepts dissolve in the experience of the eternal Self.

Here are three similar verses from Vedic texts for context:

• Brihadaranyaka Upanishad 4.3.6:

नेह नानास्ति किञ्चन।

Here there is no duality whatsoever.

• Yoga Vashishtha, Vairagya Viveka 6:

तस्मात् सर्वपरित्यागे कृते तत्त्वमसि बोधे ।
न कर्ता न क्रिया न फलं न कश्चन विचारः ॥

Therefore, when all is abandoned, in the Realization of "I am That," there is no doer, no action, no fruit, and no thought.

• Bhagavad Gita

स्थितप्रज्ञस्य मुदा च यो समानः स दुःखः ।
समः स सर्वेषु भूतेषु मध्यास्थोऽध्यतमानः ॥

The wise one who is the same in happiness and sorrow, who is the same to all beings, is ever serene and balanced in mind.