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ASHTAVAKRA SAMHITA
 
not sleeps not opens eyes not
मीलति closes eyes अहो Oh मुक्तचेतस: of a liberated soul क्व
अपि anywhere परदशा supreme condition वर्तते is.
 
10. The wise one neither keeps
awake nor sleeps, neither opens nor closes
his eyes. Oh, the liberated soul anywhere²
enjoys the supreme condition.
 
[Neither etc.-A liberated soul may not be
called awake as he does not seek the objects of the
world and perceive them as we do. He is dead to
the relative world. He may not also be called sleep-
ing as he is ever conscious of the Self pervading the
universe.
 
2 Anywhere-under all conditions.]
 
सर्वत्र दृश्यते स्वस्थः सर्वत्र विमलाशयः ।
समस्तवासनामुक्तो मुक्तः सर्वत्र राजते ॥११॥
 
मुक्त: The liberated person सर्वत्र always स्वस्थः abi-
ding in Self सर्वत्र always विमलाशय : pure in heart ( च
and } दृश्यते is seen सर्वत्र under all conditions समस्त-
वासनामुक्तः freed irom all desires ( सन् being ) राजते lives
(and).
 
11. The liberated person is always¹
found abiding in Self and pure in heart,
and he lives freed from all desires under all
conditions.
 
evil.
 
[Always under all circumstances, good and
 
2 Pure etc.-not attached to any worldly object.]