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Aṣṭāvakra Gītā — Complete (Sanskrit with English Translation)

by Sage Aṣṭāvakra; English translation by Swami Nityaswarupananda

Sanskrit (Devanagari) with English translation

The complete Aṣṭāvakra Gītā (Aṣṭāvakra Saṃhitā) — the dialogue between the sage Aṣṭāvakra and King Janaka of Mithilā on the nature of the Self, non-duality and liberation — in all 20 chapters and 298 verses, in Devanāgarī with IAST transliteration and the English translation of Swami Nityaswarupananda of the Ramakrishna Order (Advaita Ashrama). Sanskrit text from Sanskrit Wikisource; each verse carries its canonical chapter.verse reference and names its speaker.

Chapters (20)

  1. 1.Chapter 1 — Instruction on Self-Realization
  2. 2.Chapter 2 — Joy of Self-Realization
  3. 3.Chapter 3 — Test of Self-Realization
  4. 4.Chapter 4 — Glorification of Self-Realization
  5. 5.Chapter 5 — Four Ways to Dissolution
  6. 6.Chapter 6 — The Higher Knowledge
  7. 7.Chapter 7 — The Disciple’s Realization
  8. 8.Chapter 8 — Bondage and Liberation
  9. 9.Chapter 9 — Detachment
  10. 10.Chapter 10 — Quietude
  11. 11.Chapter 11 — Wisdom
  12. 12.Chapter 12 — Abiding in the Self
  13. 13.Chapter 13 — Happiness
  14. 14.Chapter 14 — Peace
  15. 15.Chapter 15 — Knowledge of the Self
  16. 16.Chapter 16 — Special Instruction
  17. 17.Chapter 17 — The True Knower
  18. 18.Chapter 18 — Peace
  19. 19.Chapter 19 — Repose in the Self
  20. 20.Chapter 20 — Liberation in Life