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Yadi Deham Prithak Kritya (Ashtavakra Gita 1.3) in Punjabi (Gurmukhi) · ਪੰਜਾਬੀ

🕉️ hindu·📿 11× ਜਪ·🕐 Early morning meditation, or whenever the mind is agitated and seeks rest·📜 Ashtavakra Gita (Ashtavakra Samhita), Chapter 1, Verse 3
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हिन्दी / देवनागरीతెలుగుதமிழ்ಕನ್ನಡമലയാളംગુજરાતીবাংলাଓଡ଼ିଆਪੰਜਾਬੀEnglishසිංහල𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

ਉਤਪਤੀ ਅਤੇ ਕਥਾ

Ashtavakra Gita (Ashtavakra Samhita), Chapter 1, Verse 3 · Sage Ashtavakra (traditional) · Ancient (text compiled in classical period)

Early in the dialogue, when King Janaka asks how liberation is to be attained, the sage Ashtavakra responds with a series of direct, uncompromising teachings. This verse is among the first, declaring that the seeker who disidentifies from the body and rests in pure Consciousness is liberated at once — setting the radical, immediate tone of the entire scripture.

✦ ਸ਼ਾਸਤਰਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਦੱਸੇ ਅਨੁਸਾਰ

It is traditionally said that King Janaka, hearing such direct teachings from Ashtavakra, awakened to his true nature then and there and became a jivanmukta — liberated while living — ruling his kingdom thereafter as the very model of an enlightened sovereign.

ਮੰਤਰ

ਕਿਸੇ ਵੀ ਪੰਗਤੀ ਜਾਂ ▶ ਬਟਨ ਨੂੰ ਛੂਹ ਕੇ ਸੁਣੋ

ਯਦਿ ਦੇਹਂ ਪ੍ਰਿਥਕ੍ ਕ੍ਰਿਤ੍ਯ ਚਿਤਿ ਵਿਸ਼੍ਰਾਮ੍ਯ ਤਿਸ਼੍ਠਸਿ। ਅਧੁਨੈਵ ਸੁਖੀ ਸ਼ਾਨ੍ਤੋ ਬਨ੍ਧਮੁਕ੍ਤੋ ਭਵਿਸ਼੍ਯਸਿ॥

yadi dehaṃ pṛthak kṛtya citi viśrāmya tiṣṭhasi | adhunaiva sukhī śānto bandha-mukto bhaviṣyasi ||

ਅਰਥ:If, having set the body apart, you rest reposing in pure Consciousness, then this very moment you will become happy, peaceful and free from all bondage.

ਸ਼ਬਦ-ਸ਼ਬਦ ਅਰਥ

ਉਚਾਰਨ ਸੁਣਨ ਲਈ ਕਿਸੇ ਵੀ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਉੱਤੇ ਕਲਿੱਕ ਕਰੋ

ਯਦਿ🔊yadiif
ਦੇਹਮ੍🔊dehamthe body
ਪ੍ਰਿਥਕ੍🔊pṛthakseparate, apart, distinct
ਕ੍ਰਿਤ੍ਯ🔊kṛtyahaving made, having set apart (i.e. detaching identity from)
ਚਿਤਿ🔊citiin pure consciousness, in the Self (Chit)
ਵਿਸ਼੍ਰਾਮ੍ਯ🔊viśrāmyahaving rested, reposing, abiding
ਤਿਸ਼੍ਠਸਿ🔊tiṣṭhasiyou remain, you abide, you stay established
ਅਧੁਨਾ🔊adhunānow, at this very moment
ਏਵ🔊evaindeed, verily (emphatic — right now itself)
ਸੁਖੀ🔊sukhīhappy, full of bliss
ਸ਼ਾਨ੍ਤਃ🔊śāntaḥpeaceful, tranquil, at rest
ਬਨ੍ਧਮੁਕ੍ਤਃ🔊bandha-muktaḥfreed from bondage, liberated
ਭਵਿਸ਼੍ਯਸਿ🔊bhaviṣyasiyou will become, you shall be

Yadi Deham Prithak Kritya (Ashtavakra Gita 1.3) ਪਾਠ ਦੇ ਲਾਭ

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Reveals that liberation is available here and now, not only after long effort

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Directly points the mind to its true nature as witnessing Consciousness

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Loosens the deep-rooted identification with the body that causes suffering

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Brings immediate peace and contentment when contemplated sincerely

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A powerful seed-verse for self-inquiry (atma-vichara) and meditation

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Inspires confidence that freedom is one's own ever-present reality

Yadi Deham Prithak Kritya (Ashtavakra Gita 1.3) ਪਾਠ ਵਿਧੀ

ਜਪ ਗਿਣਤੀ11ਵਾਰ
ਉੱਤਮ ਸਮਾਂEarly morning meditation, or whenever the mind is agitated and seeks rest

Sit quietly and recite the verse, then dwell on its instruction: gently let go of the sense of being the body, and rest as the silent awareness in which all experience appears. This is a contemplative verse meant for nididhyasana (deep abiding meditation); repeating it 11 or 21 times helps fix it in the heart, but its real fruit comes from resting in the Consciousness it points to.

ਅਕਸਰ ਪੁੱਛੇ ਜਾਂਦੇ ਸਵਾਲ

ਇਸ ਪੰਨੇ ਉੱਤੇ ਪੂਰਾ Yadi Deham Prithak Kritya (Ashtavakra Gita 1.3) ਗੁਰਮੁਖੀ ਲਿਪੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਦਿੱਤਾ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ — ਉਹੀ ਮੂਲ ਸ਼ਲੋਕ, ਅੱਖਰ-ਅੱਖਰ ਲਿਪੀਅੰਤਰਿਤ, ਤਾਂ ਜੋ ਤੁਸੀਂ ਸੌਖ ਨਾਲ ਪੜ੍ਹ ਅਤੇ ਜਪ ਸਕੋ। ਕਿਸੇ ਵੀ ਪੰਗਤੀ (ਜਾਂ ▶ ਬਟਨ) ਨੂੰ ਛੂਹ ਕੇ ਉਸ ਦਾ ਪਾਠ ਸੁਣੋ।
ਹਾਂ — ਕੇਵਲ ਲਿਪੀ ਬਦਲਦੀ ਹੈ; ਸ਼ਬਦ ਅਤੇ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਦਾ ਅਰਥ ਮੂਲ ਹੀ ਰਹਿੰਦੇ ਹਨ। ਇਸ ਪੰਨੇ ਦਾ ਸ਼ਲੋਕ-ਦਰ-ਸ਼ਲੋਕ ਅਰਥ, ਲਾਭ ਅਤੇ ਪਾਠ ਵਿਧੀ ਉਸੇ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਲਾਗੂ ਹੁੰਦੇ ਹਨ।
It is verse 1.3 of the Ashtavakra Gita (Ashtavakra Samhita), the Advaita Vedanta dialogue between the sage Ashtavakra and King Janaka of Mithila.
It means to stop identifying yourself with the body and senses, and instead recognize yourself as the pure awareness (Chit) that witnesses the body. The body is seen as an object appearing within consciousness, not as what you essentially are.
In Advaita Vedanta, liberation (moksha) is the recognition of what one already is. Since the Self is ever-free, the moment false identification drops away, freedom is revealed instantly — 'adhunaiva,' this very moment. The verse is encouraging the seeker to claim that ever-present freedom now.
It is used as a contemplation in self-inquiry: read it, then turn attention away from the body-mind toward the awareness that knows them, and abide there in peace. It is also chanted to keep its uplifting reminder fresh in daily life.

ਇਹ ਵੀ ਪੜ੍ਹੋ

Aham Brahmasmi (I Am Brahman)अहं ब्रह्मास्मिTat Tvam Asi (That Thou Art)तत्त्वमसिAsato Ma Sadgamaya (Pavamana Mantra)असतो मा सद्गमयMuktim Ichchhasi Chet Tata (Ashtavakra Gita 1.11)मुक्तिमिच्छसि चेत्तात (अष्टावक्र गीता १.११)Nirvana Shatkam (Atma Shatkam)निर्वाण षट्कम् (आत्म षट्कम्)Ayam Atma Brahma (This Self is Brahman)अयम् आत्मा ब्रह्मPrajnanam Brahma (Consciousness is Brahman)प्रज्ञानं ब्रह्मSarvam Khalvidam Brahma (All This is Brahman)सर्वं खल्विदं ब्रह्म

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