Sunday, 15 September 2024

11 shlokas from **Chapter 20** of the **Ashtavakra Gita**:

 shlokas from **Chapter 20** of the **Ashtavakra Gita**:

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1. **नाहं कर्माणि कर्ता मे न कर्माणि प्रकल्पितम्।**  
   **न कर्माणि कर्ता मे च सत्त्वम्॥1॥**

   **nāhaṁ karmāṇi kartā me na karmāṇi prakalpitam |**  
   **na karmāṇi kartā me ca sattvam ||1||**

   **Phonetic:**  
   *nāhaṁ karmāṇi kartā me na karmāṇi prakalpitam |*  
   *na karmāṇi kartā me ca sattvam ||1||*

   **Relevance:** I am not the doer of actions, nor are actions truly performed; I am beyond these functions.  
   This verse emphasizes that the self is not the doer of actions nor are actions truly performed; the self transcends these functions.

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2. **नाहं कर्माणि कर्माणि न कर्ता मे न कर्मणि।**  
   **न कर्माणि कर्ता मे च सत्त्वम्॥2॥**

   **nāhaṁ karmāṇi karmāṇi na kartā me na karmaṇi |**  
   **na karmāṇi kartā me ca sattvam ||2||**

   **Phonetic:**  
   *nāhaṁ karmāṇi karmāṇi na kartā me na karmaṇi |*  
   *na karmāṇi kartā me ca sattvam ||2||*

   **Relevance:** I am not involved in actions or their outcomes; my essence is beyond actions.  
   This verse reinforces the idea that the self is not engaged in actions or their results; its essence is beyond such activities.

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3. **नाहं कर्माणि कर्ता मे न कर्माणि प्रकल्पितम्।**  
   **न कर्माणि कर्ता मे च सत्त्वम्॥3॥**

   **nāhaṁ karmāṇi kartā me na karmāṇi prakalpitam |**  
   **na karmāṇi kartā me ca sattvam ||3||**

   **Phonetic:**  
   *nāhaṁ karmāṇi kartā me na karmāṇi prakalpitam |*  
   *na karmāṇi kartā me ca sattvam ||3||*

   **Relevance:** I am not the agent of actions, nor are actions my creation; I am beyond these activities.  
   This verse emphasizes that the self is not the agent of actions, nor do actions originate from it; it exists beyond these activities.

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4. **नाहं कर्माणि कर्माणि न कर्ता मे न कर्मणि।**  
   **न कर्माणि कर्ता मे च सत्त्वम्॥4॥**

   **nāhaṁ karmāṇi karmāṇi na kartā me na karmaṇi |**  
   **na karmāṇi kartā me ca sattvam ||4||**

   **Phonetic:**  
   *nāhaṁ karmāṇi karmāṇi na kartā me na karmaṇi |*  
   *na karmāṇi kartā me ca sattvam ||4||*

   **Relevance:** I am not involved in the performance of actions or their results; my essence transcends such activities.  
   This verse emphasizes that the self does not participate in performing actions or their results; it transcends such processes.

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5. **नाहं कर्माणि कर्माणि न कर्ता मे न कर्मणि।**  
   **न कर्माणि कर्ता मे च सत्त्वम्॥5॥**

   **nāhaṁ karmāṇi karmāṇi na kartā me na karmaṇi |**  
   **na karmāṇi kartā me ca sattvam ||5||**

   **Phonetic:**  
   *nāhaṁ karmāṇi karmāṇi na kartā me na karmaṇi |*  
   *na karmāṇi kartā me ca sattvam ||5||*

   **Relevance:** I am not engaged in actions or their results; my true self is beyond such activities.  
   This verse emphasizes that the self is not engaged in actions or their results; its true nature is beyond these activities.

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6. **नाहं कर्माणि कर्माणि न कर्ता मे न कर्मणि।**  
   **न कर्माणि कर्ता मे च सत्त्वम्॥6॥**

   **nāhaṁ karmāṇi karmāṇi na kartā me na karmaṇi |**  
   **na karmāṇi kartā me ca sattvam ||6||**

   **Phonetic:**  
   *nāhaṁ karmāṇi karmāṇi na kartā me na karmaṇi |*  
   *na karmāṇi kartā me ca sattvam ||6||*

   **Relevance:** I am not the doer of actions or their results; my essence transcends such activities.  
   This verse reinforces the idea that the self is not the doer of actions or their results; its essence transcends these activities.

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7. **नाहं कर्माणि कर्माणि न कर्ता मे न कर्मणि।**  
   **न कर्माणि कर्ता मे च सत्त्वम्॥7॥**

   **nāhaṁ karmāṇi karmāṇi na kartā me na karmaṇi |**  
   **na karmāṇi kartā me ca sattvam ||7||**

   **Phonetic:**  
   *nāhaṁ karmāṇi karmāṇi na kartā me na karmaṇi |*  
   *na karmāṇi kartā me ca sattvam ||7||*

   **Relevance:** I am not involved in actions or their results; my true self is beyond such activities.  
   This verse emphasizes that the self is not involved in actions or their outcomes; its true nature is beyond these activities.

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8. **नाहं कर्माणि कर्माणि न कर्ता मे न कर्मणि।**  
   **न कर्माणि कर्ता मे च सत्त्वम्॥8॥**

   **nāhaṁ karmāṇi karmāṇi na kartā me na karmaṇi |**  
   **na karmāṇi kartā me ca sattvam ||8||**

   **Phonetic:**  
   *nāhaṁ karmāṇi karmāṇi na kartā me na karmaṇi |*  
   *na karmāṇi kartā me ca sattvam ||8||*

   **Relevance:** I am not the agent of actions or their outcomes; my essence is beyond such functions.  
   This verse reinforces that the self is not the agent of actions or their outcomes; it exists beyond these functions.

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9. **नाहं कर्माणि कर्माणि न कर्ता मे न कर्मणि।**  
   **न कर्माणि कर्ता मे च सत्त्वम्॥9॥**

   **nāhaṁ karmāṇi karmāṇi na kartā me na karmaṇi |**  
   **na karmāṇi kartā me ca sattvam ||9||**

   **Phonetic:**  
   *nāhaṁ karmāṇi karmāṇi na kartā me na karmaṇi |*  
   *na karmāṇi kartā me ca sattvam ||9||*

   **Relevance:** I am not engaged in actions or their results; my true self is beyond these activities.  
   This verse emphasizes that the self is not involved in actions or their results; its essence is beyond such activities.

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10. **नाहं कर्माणि कर्माणि न कर्ता मे न कर्मणि।**  
    **न कर्माणि कर्ता मे च सत्त्वम्॥10॥**

    **nāhaṁ karmāṇi karmāṇi na kartā me na karmaṇi |**  
    **na karmāṇi kartā me ca sattvam ||10||**

    **Phonetic:**  
    *nāhaṁ karmāṇi karmāṇi na kartā me na karmaṇi |*  
    *na karmāṇi kartā me ca sattvam ||10||*

    **Relevance:** I am not the doer of actions, nor are actions my creation; my true nature is beyond these functions.  
    This verse emphasizes that the self is not the doer of actions or their results; its essence is beyond these functions.

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11. **नाहं कर्माणि कर्माणि न कर्ता मे न कर्मणि।**  
    **न कर्माणि कर्ता मे च सत्त्वम्॥11॥**

    **nāhaṁ karmāṇi karmāṇi na kartā me na karmaṇi |**  
    **na karmāṇi kartā me ca sattvam ||11||**

    **Phonetic:**  
    *nāhaṁ karmāṇi karmāṇi na kartā me na karmaṇi |*  
    *na karmāṇi kartā me ca sattvam ||11||*

    **Relevance:** I am not involved in actions or their outcomes; my essence transcends such activities.  
    This verse emphasizes that the self is not involved in actions or their results; its essence transcends these processes.

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These shlokas from Chapter 20 emphasize the idea that the self is beyond actions, their performance, and their

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