𑌯𑌦𑌿 𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌂 𑌪𑍃𑌥𑌕𑍍 𑌕𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌯 (𑌅𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌾𑌵𑌕𑍍𑌰 𑌗𑍀𑌤𑌾 ௧.௩)
यदि देहं पृथक् कृत्य (अष्टावक्र गीता १.३) in Grantha · 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥
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Origin & Story
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.
✦ As told in scripture
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.
The Mantra
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𑌯𑌦𑌿 𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌂 𑌪𑍃𑌥𑌕𑍍 𑌕𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌯 𑌚𑌿𑌤𑌿 𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌮𑍍𑌯 𑌤𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌠𑌸𑌿। 𑌅𑌧𑍁𑌨𑍈𑌵 𑌸𑍁𑌖𑍀 𑌶𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤𑍋 𑌬𑌨𑍍𑌧𑌮𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍋 𑌭𑌵𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌸𑌿॥
yadi dehaṃ pṛthak kṛtya citi viśrāmya tiṣṭhasi | adhunaiva sukhī śānto bandha-mukto bhaviṣyasi ||
Meaning:यदि तुम देह को (अपने से) पृथक् करके चित् (शुद्ध चैतन्य) में विश्राम करते हुए स्थित हो जाओ, तो अभी इसी क्षण सुखी, शान्त और बन्धन से मुक्त हो जाओगे।
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Benefits of Chanting यदि देहं पृथक् कृत्य (अष्टावक्र गीता १.३)
Reveals that liberation is available here and now, not only after long effort
Directly points the mind to its true nature as witnessing Consciousness
Loosens the deep-rooted identification with the body that causes suffering
Brings immediate peace and contentment when contemplated sincerely
A powerful seed-verse for self-inquiry (atma-vichara) and meditation
Inspires confidence that freedom is one's own ever-present reality
How to Chant यदि देहं पृथक् कृत्य (अष्टावक्र गीता १.३)
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.
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